weighbridge

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A large flat scale set into a road to measure how heavy vehicles and their loads are

noun
/ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ/

: báscula de pesaje

The truck stopped at the weighbridge to ensure it was within the weight limit for the road.

Examples

The driver was relieved when the weighbridge indicated that his load was not overloaded.
Before entering the construction site, all vehicles must pass through the weighbridge for inspection.
Hey, Boswell, isn't that that young fox we saw hitchhiking on the other side of the weighbridge?

Roadgames (1981)

Synonyms

weighing machine

vsweighbridge

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A machine that shows how heavy a person or thing is

is larger and fixed, made to measure vehicle mass and heavy loads

Surface Forms

weighbridge singular

weighbridges plural

Morphology

weighbridge = weigh + bridge (transparent) = weigh + bridge

The word is a straightforward compound of 'weigh' + 'bridge' meaning a bridge-like platform used for weighing vehicles, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Weighbridge combines weigh ('to measure weight') and bridge ('a crossing or platform'). Imagine a truck driving over a bridge that checks how heavy it is, so a weighbridge is a large platform used to weigh vehicles and their loads.