axleweight

English

Etymology

From axle +‎ weight.

Noun

axleweight (plural axleweights)

1. Alternative form of axle weight.
   • 1951 January, “Standardisation and Comparative Costs of Motive Power on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 61:

     These locomotives contained every modern feature, had proved remarkably successful, and were built to dimensions and axleweights which gave them very high route availability throughout the country.