• The maximum size vessel that can use the Panama Canal is a ship of about 65,000 deadweight tons.
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The price of cattle was up by around 11p per kilo deadweight.
»deadweight cattle prices
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1. тяжесть, бремя
2. 1) мёртвый груз
2) стр. вес конструкции; собственный вес
3. мор. дедвейт, полная грузоподъёмность (тж. ~ capacity, ~ tonnage)
4. с.-х. убойный вес
• Oppressive burden
• Person doing far less than his share