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Term of the Road Dictionary

weighbridge

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Large scale which measures the complete vehicle weight statically at once, approved for legal weighing and generally used as a reference [COST 323].

Fahrzeugwaage

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Grosse plattenförmige Einrichtung zum statischen Wägen von Fahrzeugen. Anmerkung: sie ist eichpflichtig, da sie meist als Messgeräte im amtlichen und rechtsgeschäftlichen Verkehr oder bei strassenaufsichtsbehördlichen Kontrollen verwendet wird. Sie wid daher oft als Referenz bei Messungen verwendet [COST 323].
  • Synonyms : Brückenwaage (AT)

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