noun🔗ShareUnremitting heavy weight that does not move."The old, unused textbooks in the storage room felt like deadweights when we tried to move them. "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 captain carefully calculated the ship's deadweights to ensure it could safely transport the containers across the ocean. "nauticalsailingvehicletechnicalbusinesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDead load."The old textbooks in the bottom of my locker felt like deadweights, making my backpack incredibly heavy. "businesseconomyChat 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."businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
