overall weight

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandweight

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofoverallandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was a failure to reflect theoverallweightof the report.
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At present, the limit is anoverallweightof 4,000 lb.
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The aim is to meet public dissatisfaction with theoverallweightof the present coinage.
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The discernible difference between a vehicle of anoverallweightof 32 tons, as we have at the moment, and 40 tons is very small.
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The effect of the provisions is that the case for closures on conservation grounds could be given lessoverallweightthan the case for closure for land management purposes.
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The discernible outward difference between anoverallweightof 32 tons and one of 40 tons is very small.
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This necessitated an aircraft with a high maximum landing weight and, above all, a high zero fuel weight, both of which must result, and did result, inoverallweightpenalties.
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The new 5p and 10p coins have together made a substantial reduction in theoverallweightof the coinage.
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Their use is legal now, but they are uneconomic unless and until theoverallweightis raised.
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The proposal which they have put forward—it is only a proposal at the moment—is for 40 tonsoverallweight.
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British limits are 32 tonsoverallweight, 10 tons axle weight and 15 metres length for articulated vehicles.
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Althoughoverallweightincreased, maintenance became easier and metal fuselages became standard for all later versions.
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Welding the joints also reduces theoverallweightof the chair.
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Sharing the load between the engine and frame reduces theoverallweightof the motorcycle.
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Theoverallweightof the vehicle was 8,600 pounds (3,800 kg).
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Despiteoverallweight-loss in this study there was not a significant reduction in body-fat percentage.
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Reducing theoverallweightof a sleeping bag by eliminating superfluous material will reduce its weight.
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The lightoverallweight, and light-weight spinning parts give important operational and even safety advantages.
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Overallweightwould have been approximately 36 tonnes.
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