Definition

1. Noun:
   • Load capacity / Carrying capacity: The maximum weight that a vehicle, vessel, or structure is designed to safely carry or support.
   • Tonnage: Specifically for ships, the total weight of cargo, fuel, passengers, and crew a ship can carry, or a measure of its size.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc xe tải này có trọng tải 15 tấn. (This truck has a load capacity of 15 tons.)
  • Cây cầu cũ bị hạn chế trọng tải. (The old bridge has a restricted load capacity.)
  • Trọng tải của con tàu là 50,000 tấn. (The ship's tonnage is 50,000 tons.)

Advanced Usage

• "trọng tải toàn phần" / "trọng tải tối đa": Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or deadweight tonnage (DWT) for ships.
  • Nhà sản xuất quy định trọng tải toàn phần của xe. (The manufacturer specifies the vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sức chở (n): Carrying capacity (similar meaning, often interchangeable).

  • Sức chở của thang máy là 10 người. (The elevator's carrying capacity is 10 people.)

• Tải trọng (n): Load, payload; often used in engineering for the weight a structure bears.

  • Kỹ sư tính toán tải trọng cho nền móng. (The engineer calculates the load for the foundation.)

Synonyms

• Capacity: The maximum amount something can contain or hold.
• Payload: The part of the load capacity that is revenue-earning (e.g., cargo, passengers).
• Deadweight: The total weight a ship can carry (cargo, fuel, etc.).

Related Terms

• Giới hạn trọng tải: Load limit.

  • Biển báo thể hiện giới hạn trọng tải của cầu. (The sign shows the bridge's load limit.)

• Quá trọng tải: Overloaded.

  • Xe bị phạt vì quá trọng tải. (The vehicle was fined for being overloaded.)

noun

1. load, capacity, tonnage