deadweights

noun

plural of deadweight
as in burdens

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  1. burdens
  2. loads
  3. weights
  4. cargoes
  5. ballasts
  6. loadings
  7. payloads
  8. drafts
Noun
  • The government does not account for compliance burdens that do not involve forms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Chips, Power And CUDA Take the list above and put weights on it.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In the studio, while setting up a model for the piece using real weights and real jerseys and making a one-to-one maquette, a couple of things happened.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • Competition with Asia for LNG cargoes will also remain intense because global supply growth is limited over the next 12 months.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ballasts
Noun
  • Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of loadings
Noun
  • Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • League-winning heroes in 2026 Trevor Lawrence, Parker Washington offer good values in this year’s drafts.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Accountable Editors Protect Published Work The rule at our agency is that AI drafts, and humans decide.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of drafts
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