Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

axle load

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: axle load
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.

Example Sentences

"To keep the axle load within a 28-ton maximum, two eight-wheel bogies are employed, all axles of which are motorised."

Inflected Forms

axle loads (plural) axleload (alternative)

Phrases

axle loading axle weight

Frequently Paired Words

axle loading axle weight

Questions

What does axle load mean?: the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.

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