Thesaurus results for DEADWEIGHT

deadweight

noun

Definition of deadweight

as in burden

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Recent Examples of deadweight The university that once promised to buoy scientific aspirations now feels like a deadweight. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Next comes some fancy piloting, the detachment of the thrusters, and then the scavenger ship is effectively so much deadweight in space, at least for now. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025 That was the point where Sunderland began to fall off the Premier League cliff-edge, and Ndong was a deadweight to hasten their demise. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower than the 2019-22 average by deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for deadweight

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Noun

Industrial neighborhoods with a heavier pollution burden identified by the Chicago Environmental Justice Index received more sensors.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
In came a fleet of role players tasked with alleviating the burden Cade Cunningham has carried to generate all of Detroit’s offense.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

The simultaneous disruption of several transportation routes, including energy, shipping and air cargo, is expected to increase global inflation and put key world economies at risk of stagflation.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The solution was to take existing unarmored commercial cargo ships and tankers, adding a wooden flight deck, small island superstructures, and enough hangar space and support systems to handle up to 30 aircraft.

— David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

Some shouted out cult classics like Possession (1981), in which Neill provided the ballast that allowed his co-star Isabelle Adjani the chance to dive headfirst into the deep end, or the Hitchcock thriller on a boat Dead Calm (1989).

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
The balloon was so weighed down that the men had to throw their sandbag ballast overboard just to gain the air.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Definition of ballast

Noun

At the time of his death, Garcia-Sanchez was hauling asbestos-containing materials from the ninth floor to lower levels using a freight elevator, the report said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Emergency supply into disaster zones, wildfire logistics and time-sensitive therapies flown direct from freight hubs to hospitals.

— Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

Bloomberg’s report also mentions several new metrics Samsung has in the pipeline for the Health app, including daily cardio load, heart health score, vascular load, and fitness index.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
An integrated rear rack with a 150-pound load limit provides room for a cooler, small tent, or other outdoor essentials.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Vegas offers exceptional carbo-loading and post-race celebrations, alongside world-class spas and gyms.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The ground crews have to navigate numerous planes landing, loading and taking off, while avoiding spinning propellers and keeping the equipment prepared.

— Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Definition of loading

Noun

These attacks highlight a new military strategy where small drone payloads effectively ignite highly flammable targets.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Its modular payload bay also enables operators to adapt the aircraft for different commercial applications, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026