live load

[ lahyv ]

nounEngineering.
  1. See under load (def. 11).

Origin of live load

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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British Dictionary definitions for live load

live load

/ (laɪv) /


noun
  1. a variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge: Also called: superload Compare dead load

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