noseweight

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nose +‎ weight.

Noun

noseweight (usually uncountable, plural noseweights)

  1. (automotive) The vertical downward force that a trailer or caravan exerts on the tow vehicle's towball.
    • 1970, Vic Ernest Smeed (illustrator), The Pegasus Book of Model Making, page 109:
      If a block is used, it will be necessary to drill seven or eight ¼-in. holes down from the top, almost right through, which can later be filled with lead shot for noseweight.
    • 1999, Institute of Materials (Great Britain) (publisher), Materials World, The Journal of the Institute of Materials‎[1], volume 7, page 671:
      Michelle's simple device has been designed to weigh caravans with a noseweight of 45-110kgs.
    • 2010, Rob McCabe, Make the Most of Your Caravan: Teach Yourself:
      As well as possibly increasing noseweight to an intolerable level, all that weight bearing down on the towball will compress the car's rear suspension and compromise its handling.
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