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
Matanzas is Cuba's only terminal with the ability to receive large tankers rated for 100,000 tonnes of deadweight.
From Reuters • Aug. 8, 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
Everyone hurries out, but my feet have somehow turned to deadweight.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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