axleweight

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English

Etymology

From axle +‎ weight

Noun

axleweight (plural axleweights)

  1. Alternative form of axle weight.
    • 1951 January, “Standardisation and Comparative Costs of Motive Power on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 61:
      These locomotives contained every modern feature, had proved remarkably successful, and were built to dimensions and axleweights which gave them very high route availability throughout the country.