weighbridge

English

Etymology

From weigh +‎ bridge.

Pronunciation

Homophone: Weybridge

Noun

weighbridge (plural weighbridges)

(Britain) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles etc
Synonyms: truck scale, platform scale

Translations

weighing platform

Chinese:
Mandarin: 地磅 (zh) (dìbàng), 秤橋, 秤桥 (chèngqiáo), 地秤 (zh) (dìchèng)
Finnish: ajoneuvovaaka
French: pont-bascule (fr) m
German: Brückenwaage f, Straßenfahrzeugwaage f, Waagenbrücke f

Irish: droichead meáite m
Italian: bascula (it) f
Persian: باسکول‎ (fa) (bâskul)
Russian: автомоби́льные весы́ m pl (avtomobílʹnyje vesý), железнодоро́жные весы́ m pl (železnodoróžnyje vesý)
Volapük: baskül

See also

Truck scale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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