all-up weight

noun

The combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.

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nounall-up weight (countable and uncountable, plural all-up weights)

plural all-up weights

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesThe combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.
  2. countableuncountableThe total weight of an aircraft, boat or vehicle when it is fully loaded, including fuel.

    […] the all-up weight of 75 tons, however, is lower than some comparative diesel-electric designs mainly because of the use of aluminium alloy, chiefly for cab, floors, main roof and so on, and polyester resin for cab roof sections.

    1958 October 28, “Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 686, 688
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