Associations to the word «Deadweight»
Noun
- Tonne
- Ton
- Tanker
- Displacement
- Monopoly
- Cargo
- Subsidy
- Taxation
- Loss
- Container
- Vessel
- Cartel
- Becker
- Capacity
- Kw
- Draught
- Financing
- Triangle
- Efficiency
- Consumer
- Overall
- Tax
- Draft
- Cost
- Tariff
- Turbine
- Beam
- Shipping
- Register
- Burden
- Shipyard
- Economics
- Load
- Compliance
- Ship
- Anchor
- Laws
- Carrier
- Boiler
- Ore
- Beck
- Economist
- Machinery
- Discrimination
- Rent
- Hull
- Navigation
- Shaft
- Pm
- Specification
- Output
- Ft
- Valve
- Price
- Ethics
- Helicopter
- Sensor
- Panama
- Weight
- Oil
- Diesel
- Armor
- Insight
- Economy
- Storage
- Revenue
- Dimension
- Radar
- Length
- Market
- Pound
- Wealth
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEADWEIGHT, noun. The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
DEADWEIGHT, noun. A useless, usually encumbering factor.
DEADWEIGHT, adjective. (sports) (billiards) (snooker) (pool) Describes a shot with exact, precise pace to leave the balls in the perfect position. Usually just touching a cushion or very close to another ball.
DEADWEIGHT TON, noun. (nautical) A long ton (2,2240 pounds), as used to measure of a ship's carrying capacity, including bunker oil, fresh water, ballast water, crew, and provisions.
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