carrying capacity
noun
: the maximum population (as of deer) that an area will support without undergoing deterioration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ford also said that the tire on the truck had the incorrect load-carrying capacity, which led it to fail, and the Hills had improperly used their seat belts, according to the court documents. 
Nora Eckert, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 The Brillante Virtuoso was a hulking behemoth of an oil tanker, three football fields long with 12 tanks and a carrying capacity of 150,000 tons. Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 15 May 2022 In addition, artificial intelligence can select the shortest relevant routes or change them using data on traffic, weather, carrying capacity and other information. Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The system boasts a very high carrying capacity, capable of loading up to four kayaks, with a total weight over 300 pounds. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022 World Athletics argued that intersex athletes have an unfair advantage in lean muscle mass, strength and oxygen-carrying capacity. Jere Longman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 What is comfortable carrying capacity? Comfortable Carrying Capacity forms the backbone of any medium to large ski resort in the United States and most worldwide. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 The load carrying capacity modification labels may not be permanent and can fade, becoming illegible. Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022 Such an arrangement may work reasonably satisfactorily for centuries because tribal wars, poaching, and disease keep the numbers of both man and beast well below the carrying capacity of the land. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 See More
Nora Eckert, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 The Brillante Virtuoso was a hulking behemoth of an oil tanker, three football fields long with 12 tanks and a carrying capacity of 150,000 tons. Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 15 May 2022 In addition, artificial intelligence can select the shortest relevant routes or change them using data on traffic, weather, carrying capacity and other information. Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The system boasts a very high carrying capacity, capable of loading up to four kayaks, with a total weight over 300 pounds. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022 World Athletics argued that intersex athletes have an unfair advantage in lean muscle mass, strength and oxygen-carrying capacity. Jere Longman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 What is comfortable carrying capacity? Comfortable Carrying Capacity forms the backbone of any medium to large ski resort in the United States and most worldwide. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 The load carrying capacity modification labels may not be permanent and can fade, becoming illegible. Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022 Such an arrangement may work reasonably satisfactorily for centuries because tribal wars, poaching, and disease keep the numbers of both man and beast well below the carrying capacity of the land. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above