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Meanings of tons deadweight in English

Russian
дедвейт
Portuguese
dwt
Spanish
dwt
Catalan
tonatge de pes mort

Measurement of a ship's weight carrying capacity.

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Usage of tons deadweight in English
1
In January she was loaded with 2,500 tons deadweight, and sailed for Rangoon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885
2
On the completion of these he was asked by his owner to take command of a barque of about 600 tons deadweight.
The Shellback's Progress / In the Nineteenth Century
3
The tanker is 70,362 tons deadweight.
Reuters
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