weighbridge
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English bridge English weighbridge From weigh + bridge.
- a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
“Near-synonym: weigh station”
“A further loop siding is passed at Park House, and, just before reaching the power house, the line runs over a 20-ton Avery wagon weighbridge.”