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spring-load·ed

(sprĭng′lō′dĭd)

adj.

Secured or loaded by means of a spring.

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spring-loaded

adj

held in position by the elastic force of a metal spring

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spring′-load′ed

adj.

(of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring.

[1940–45]

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Adj.

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

Translations

spring-loaded

[ˈsprɪŋˌləʊdɪd] ADJ → con resorte

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