lightweight construction

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lightweight
adjective
uk
/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/us
/ˈlaɪt.weɪt/
weighing only a little or less ...
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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition oflightweightandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Third, the warming up period is greater for heavyweight thanlightweightconstruction.
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Itslightweightconstructionis resistant to puncture, flaking, tearing, and breaking.
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This simple andlightweightconstructionmade the units easily portable.
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While the electric equipment exceeded expectations, the mechanical part suffered from itslightweightconstructionnecessitated by the heavy electronics of the time.
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The accident also caused criticism of thelightweightconstructionof the railbus, whose units dated back to the 1950s.
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It cost 700,000 and was built usinglightweightconstructionmaterials due to being sited on marshy ground.
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Itslightweightconstructiongives the barrel a relatively short lifespan.
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This combined with the car'slightweightconstructionand streamlined form.
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In spite of the small powerplant, itslightweightconstructionallows for high performance.
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Later gliders with three-dimensional fuselages use alightweightconstructionoptimised for flight performance.
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Like other sauropods, its limbs were robust, contrasting with the extremelylightweightconstructionof the rest of the skeleton.
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Thislightweightconstructionhas a large number of thin ribs and planks.
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Thelightweightconstructioncaused problems in later years, when the seat risers and body bolsters developed fractures.
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The bodies were alightweightconstructionmade from large extruded profiles of an aluminium-silicon alloy, the base plan was built as a hollow chamber profile.
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This type of blower is incapable of operating at the speeds necessary to create high static pressures because of itslightweightconstruction.
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The original passenger wagons were made oflightweightconstructionto keep the dead weight to a minimum.
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To study the environmental impact of different passive solar strategies, specific housing forms are compared in relation to the heavy- and lightweight constructions.
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As the bridges were for light roadways and did not have to carry the weight of a railway or train, their girders were of alightweightconstructionthat simplified maunfacture.
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They are either lightweight constructions of plastic or aluminium or are made of heavier steel pipes, which are designed to be securely anchored in the ground.
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To reduce the risk of injury, somewhat more lightweight constructions were introduced in 1895 that runners could push over.
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