Meanings
nounbalanceweight (plural balanceweights)
plural balanceweights
- alternativeAlternative form of balance weight.
[...] it settles the vexed question as to whether Stroudley or R. J. Billinton first introduced crescent-shaped balanceweights into the driving and coupled wheels of L.B. & S.C. locomotives.
1940 December, “Notes and News: Stroudley Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 666
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“balanceweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balanceweight. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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