Weighbridge
noun
1.
a platform scale that stands flush with a road and is used for weighing trucks, livestock, etc.
noun
1.
a machine for weighing vehicles, etc, by means of a metal plate set into a road
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- Weighed
verb (used with object) 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3. […]
- Weigher
verb (used with object) 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3. […]
- Weigh-in
noun, Sports. 1. the act or an instance of weighing in: After the weigh-in the fighters posed for photographers.
- Weighing
verb (used with object) 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3. […]
- Weighman
noun, plural weighmen. 1. a person whose occupation is weighing goods, produce, etc. 2. Mining. a person who weighs coal extracted from a mine, especially in mines where miners are paid according to the weight of the coal they dig.