Associations to the word «Deadweight»
Noun
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.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.