| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | sudden increase in load | ploetzliche Lastzunahme |
| environ. | sudden load | Stossbelastung |
| environ. | sudden load Sudden immission in considerable amount of one or more pollutants in the atmosphere, in a water body or in the soil | Stossbelastung |
| phys. | sudden load | schlagartige Beanspruchung |
| construct. | sudden load | Stoßlast |
| tech. | sudden load change | Stoßbeanspruchung |
| tech. | sudden load surge | Laststoß |
| el. | sudden load variation | Leistungssprung |
| el. | sudden load variation | Lastsprung |