noun🔗ShareUnremitting heavy weight that does not move."The old couch was deadweight; we couldn't even budge it to get it out of the house. "massphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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."The ship's deadweight was carefully calculated to ensure it could carry the maximum amount of cargo without sinking. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDead load."The extra books in my backpack were pure deadweight, making it hard to walk. "massphysicsbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down."She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter."businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
