live load

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: live oak, level load, live loads, fire load, olive loaf

Antonyms: live oak, level load, live loads, fire load, olive loaf

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|roofing}} Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.