live load

1. 1.

   a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic

   Synonymssuperload

   Broaderload

Questions about live load

What does live load mean?

live load means "a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic".

What is another word for live load?

Close synonyms include superload. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is live load a common word?

live load is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.