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Dead weight
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Meaning
Noun
●
Unremitting
heavy
weight
that does not move.
●
In Nautical:
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.
●
In Construction:
Dead load.
●
That which is
useless
or
excess
; that which
slows
something down.
Adv
●
With just enough
weight
for a
ball
to
drop
into a
pocket
, or
come to rest
in a
precisely
determined
position.
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Deadweight
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