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How to pronounce weighbridge in English?

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Type of scale, weighing machine

Examples of weighbridge

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In January, a weighbridge operator was sacked for being habitually late for his 6am shift.
From the smh.com.au
If necessary, they return to the weighbridge in order to be weighed without their load.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Last time I tried, I couldn't get it to stay on the weighbridge.
From the newscientist.com
Pastor Maldonado, however, missed a weighbridge session at the end of Q1 and was handed a 10-place penalty.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
We had a weighbridge which for over twenty years weighed vehicles up to 25 tonnes gross, with two and three axles.
From the newscientist.com
When these lorries began using our weighbridge, the surface of our approach apron disintegrated within weeks.
From the newscientist.com
Instead there is now a system of differential weighbridge charges for all waste delivered by the Council to the local waste disposal authority.
From the guardian.co.uk
In a mixed supermarket load there are lightweight items like tissues and cornflakes in there so even a full load is rarely going to trouble the weighbridge.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cascade, the secondary landing place, with no buildings other than a pier and weighbridge and the ruins of an old whaling station, is about 2 kilometres to the north of the town.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
  • Truck scales (US) or weigh bridges (non-US) are large scales that are usually mounted permanently on a concrete foundation weighing scale that are used to weigh entire vehicles and their contents. ...
  • A device for measuring the weight of vehicles (especially trucks), consisting of a metal plate set into the road surface
  • A device capable of weighing a vehicle. Frequently operated by local authorities.