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deadweight tonnage — ˌdeadweight ˈtonnage abbreviation dwt noun [uncountable] TRANSPORT another name for deadweight * * * deadweight tonnage UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION … Financial and business terms
deadweight — The total weight in tons (2240 lb.) that a ship carries on a specified draft including fuel, water in tanks, cargo, stores, passengers, baggage, crew and their effects, but excluding the water in the boilers. It is the difference in weight… … Dictionary of automotive terms
deadweight — dead‧weight [ˈdedweɪt] adjective TRANSPORT deadweight tons or tonnes are a measure of a ship s weight when it is empty: • The maximum size vessel that can use the Panama Canal is a ship of about 65,000 deadweight tons. * * * deadweight UK US… … Financial and business terms
deadweight capacity — deadweight (carrying) capacity UK US noun [C or U] TRANSPORT ► DEADWEIGHT TONNAGE(Cf. ↑deadweight tonnage) … Financial and business terms
deadweight carrying capacity — deadweight (carrying) capacity UK US noun [C or U] TRANSPORT ► DEADWEIGHT TONNAGE(Cf. ↑deadweight tonnage) … Financial and business terms
Deadweight — may refer to: Deadweight loss, an economics concept Deadweight tonnage, a ship s carrying capacity with crew and supplies Deadweight (song), a song on Beck s 1997 album A Life Less Ordinary Deadweight (American band), a San Francisco alternative… … Wikipedia
Tonnage — Not to be confused with Ton. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship s cargo; however, in… … Wikipedia
Deadweight tonnage — As weight is added to a ship, it submerges. Maximum DWT is the amount of weight a ship can carry without riding dangerously low in the water … Wikipedia
deadweight tonnage — noun see deadweight capacity * * * Naut. the capacity in long tons of cargo, passengers, fuel, stores, etc. (deadweight tons), of a vessel: the difference between the loaded and light displacement tonnage of the vessel. Also called deadweight… … Useful english dictionary
tonnage — /tun ij/, n. 1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3 … Universalium
