(firearms) semi-automatic

plural of load factor

(aviation) The acceleration experienced by an aircraft along a given axis at a particular instant in time.

Alternative form of toploading

present participle of spring-load

(transitive) To load or secure something using a spring tension or compression mechanism.

A standard North Atlantic Treaty Organization system in which a route and aircraft, bridge, or raft is assigned class number(s) representing the load it can carry; vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the maximum class of route, bridge, or raft they are authorized to use.

One of the numbered classes in a standard system that categorizes routes, bridges, or rafts according to the load they can carry. Vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the minimum class of route, bridge, or raft they are authorized to use.

(aviation) The load factor necessary for an airline to break even. It is a function of the percent of seats filled at a particular yield versus the airlines operating costs.

plural of breakeven load factor