present participle of spring-load

plural of load factor

(aviation) The acceleration experienced by an aircraft along a given axis at a particular instant in time.

Alternative form of churchload

Alternative form of load shedding

Alternative form of toploading

(climbing) A piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment.

plural of spring-loaded camming device

A standard North Atlantic Treaty Organization system in which a route and aircraft, bridge, or raft is assigned class number(s) representing the load it can carry; vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the maximum class of route, bridge, or raft they are authorized to use.

One of the numbered classes in a standard system that categorizes routes, bridges, or rafts according to the load they can carry. Vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the minimum class of route, bridge, or raft they are authorized to use.