"loadometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loadometers [plural]
Etymology: load + -o- + -meter, originally a trademark. Etymology templates: {{af|en|load|-o-|-meter}} load + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} loadometer (plural loadometers)
  1. A kind of weighing scales with a jack, for weighing vehicles while they are on the road.

Inflected forms

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