spring-loaded

1. 1.

   containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another

Questions about spring-loaded

What does spring-loaded mean?

spring-loaded means "containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another".

How many syllables are in spring-loaded?

spring-loaded has 4 syllables and divides as sprin-g-lo-a-ded under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is spring-loaded a common word?

spring-loaded 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.