superload

8.4

A very heavy weight on a bridge or building caused by large vehicles

noun
/ˈsuːpərloʊd/

Specialized

: sobrecarga

Transporting the wind turbine blades required a special permit due to the superload they imposed.

Examples

The new bridge was engineered to support a superload of oversized transport vehicles.
Engineers monitored the superload as the convoy of trucks crossed the structure.
The bridge collapsed under the weight of a superload.
Can you handle a superload on this structure?
Engineers monitored the superload as the convoy of trucks crossed the bridge safely.
The new bridge was designed to handle a superload of oversized transport vehicles efficiently.
Transporting the wind turbine blades required special precautions to account for the superload they created.

Synonyms

overload

vssuperload

30 4.4

Too much work or information that makes you feel stressed

is specifically an exceptionally heavy movable load on structures

live load

vssuperload

Specialized

6.1

A weight on a structure that changes, like people or vehicles

is an unusually heavy version of such movable loads

Antonyms

normal

∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

How Heavy

overload

30 4.4

superload

Specialized

8.4

dead load

Specialized

6.9

Specialized

4 3.2

Surface Forms

superload singular

superloads plural

Morphology

superload = load (transparent) = super + load

Meaning 'exceptionally heavy or excessive load' is directly derived from the productive prefix 'super-' meaning 'very/above' plus 'load', so learners can infer it.

Etymology

Superload combines the prefix super-, meaning 'above' or 'extra' and found in familiar words like supermarket and superhero, with the common word load, meaning 'weight' or what something carries. So, a superload is an unusually heavy or extra-large weight placed on a bridge or vehicle, which is why engineers watch for it and special permits are often needed.