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dead weight or dead·weight (ddwt)

n.

1. The unrelieved weight of a heavy, motionless mass.

2. An oppressive burden or difficulty.

3. Abbr. DW The fixed weight of a structure or piece of equipment, such as a bridge on its supports. Also called dead load.

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dead weight

n

1. a heavy weight or load

2. an oppressive burden; encumbrance

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the difference between the loaded and the unloaded weights of a ship

4. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) another name for dead load

5. (Business / Commerce) (in shipping) freight chargeable by weight rather than by bulk

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
	2.	dead weight - a heavy motionless weight weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

Translations

dead weight n → peso morto

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dead weight n → peso morto