Meaning & use
weighbridge
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Meaning
nouncountabletechnical
A large platform set into the ground for weighing trucks or other vehicles.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a weighbridge' or 'weighbridges'.
Patterns
- drive onto a weighbridge
- a weighbridge operator
The truck stopped on the weighbridge before entering the factory.
Every load is checked on the weighbridge to make sure it is not too heavy.
The company installed a new weighbridge to handle larger vehicles.
Word forms
| plural | weighbridges |
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Common combinations
- weighbridge operator
- The weighbridge operator recorded the weight of each truck.
- drive onto a weighbridge
- Drivers must drive onto the weighbridge slowly.
- weighbridge ticket
- Keep the weighbridge ticket as proof of the load's weight.
- weighbridge capacity
- The weighbridge capacity is 60 tonnes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- scale
- A scale is a general word for any weighing device, while a weighbridge is specifically a large one for vehicles.
Word family
Commonly confused: weighbridge or bridge?
weighbridge vs bridge
A bridge is a structure for crossing water or a road; a weighbridge is a weighing platform, not a crossing.
Practice
The truck driver stopped at the ______ to check the weight of his load.
Choose one answer.
'Weighbridge' is the correct term for a large platform that weighs vehicles. 'Bridge' is a crossing structure, 'weightbridge' is not a word, and 'weight' is the amount something weighs, not the platform.
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