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weighbridge

(ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ)

(Automotive Engineering) a machine for weighing vehicles, etc, by means of a metal plate set into a road

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Noun

weighbridge - platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc

weighing machine, scale - a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

Translations

pesatrice a ponte

weighbridge

[ˈweɪbrɪdʒ] N → báscula-puente f, báscula f de puente

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weighbridge

[ˈweɪbrɪdʒ] n → pont-bascule mweigh-in [ˌweɪˈɪn] n → pesage mweighing machine [ˈweɪɪŋ] n (for people) → balance f; (for heavy loads) → bascule fweighing scales [ˈweɪɪŋ] npl → balance f

weighbridge

[ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ] n → bascula

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Abdul Hafeez, a road user, said the road had become uneven as a high platform had been built for the weighbridge which was causing severe difficulties for the transporters.

KMC sheltering enchroachers to mint money in Bhains Colony

PESHAWAR -- The most awaited demand of the business community and importer and exporters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Customs authorities has installed a fully electronic Weighbridge at Peshawar Dry Port, Cantt Railways Station on Saturday.