Term: dead load: a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: maternalism: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: metathesis: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: bahrain dinar: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: nissen hut: a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: teredinidae: shipworms
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: fruition: the condition of bearing fruit
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: automatic firearm: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: module: computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: thalidomide: a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
Broader: load: weight to be borne or conveyed | Unrelated: rubicelle: a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel