deadweight

Example Sentences

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Ships of all different sizes, measured by deadweight tonnage, have passed through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Higher yields have been a deadweight for gold, which pays no return, and the metal was stuck at $1,789 an ounce, having shed 2.4% last week.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2022

Swiveling his propellers sideways, Johnson uses the tug as a deadweight to act as an anchor to slow the Marjorie C.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021

No longer contending with the deadweight of the first stage, the acceleration was profound.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir