tare weight

/tɛər weɪt/
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Other forms: tare weights

Definitions of tare weight
  1. noun
    the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
    synonyms: tare
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    type of:
    weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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