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51Load-bearing wall — A load bearing wall (or bearing wall) is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure. The materials most often used to construct load bearing walls in large buildings are concrete, block, or brick.… …
52load sth up with sth — UK US load (sth) up with sth Phrasal Verb with load({{}}/ləʊd/ verb ► FINANCE to get a lot of money, assets, or debt, or to make someone else get them: » Private equity buyouts aim to load companies up with lots of debt. »A small independent… …
53load up with sth — UK US load (sth) up with sth Phrasal Verb with load({{}}/ləʊd/ verb ► FINANCE to get a lot of money, assets, or debt, or to make someone else get them: » Private equity buyouts aim to load companies up with lots of debt. »A small independent… …
54load — 01. We re going to [load] up the truck tonight, and then move everything to our new place in the morning. 02. I really [loaded] my plate at the buffet. 03. We [loaded] all our stuff into the car, and left for the campsite around noon. 04. He was… …
55Load cell — A load cell is an electronic device (transducer) that is used to convert a force into an electrical signal. This conversion is indirect and happens in two stages. Through a mechanical arrangement, the force being sensed deforms a strain gauge.… …
56Load profile — In electrical engineering, a load profile is a graph of the variation in the electrical load versus time. A load profile will vary according to customer type (typical examples include residential, commercial and industrial), temperature and… …
57load — {{11}}load (n.) that which is laid upon a person or beast, burden, c.1200, from O.E. lad way, course, carrying, from P.Gmc. *laitho (Cf. O.H.G. leita, Ger. leite, O.N. leið way, course ); related to O.E. lædan to guide, from PIE *leit to go forth …
58Load transfer — In automobiles, load transfer is the imaginary shifting of weight around a motor vehicle during acceleration (both longitudinal and lateral). This includes braking, and deceleration (which is an acceleration at a negative rate). Load transfer is… …
59load — 1. noun a) A burden; a weight to be carried. I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack. b) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off ones mind. The truck overturned while carrying a full load of oil.… …
60load — /ləυd/ noun goods which are transported ♦ the load of a lorry/of a container the goods carried by a lorry or in a container ♦ maximum load the largest weight of goods which a lorry or plane can carry ■ verb 1. ♦ to load a lorry or a ship to put… …
