axleload

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From axle +‎ load.

Noun[edit]

axleload (plural axleloads)

  1. Alternative form of axle load
    • 1961 May, “New European motive power: 2 - Recent German and Austrian diesel units: The German V160”, in Trains Illustrated, page 306:
      The weight of the V160, 74 tons loaded, and its axleload, 18½ tons, compare with the V200's 84 and 21 tons respectively.
    • 1962 December, “Iron ore traffic for the Spencer works”, in Modern Railways, page 411:
      Ultimately the four-wheel type was selected which, weighing 45 tons fully loaded, is just within the 22½-ton maximum axleload.