Meanings
plural superloads
- A very heavy load.
For loads over 500,000 lb (superloads), any other vehicles may not pass under the structure the permit vehicle is crossing.
2006, Gongkang Fu, Clementine Fu, Bridge Rating Practices and Policies for Overweight Vehicles, page 751 more example
The superload permits were approved based on conservative analyses, recommending crossing of the bridge in two patterns[…]
2011, Mohammed M. Ettouney, Sreenivas Alampalli, Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering, page 434
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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superload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superload
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