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| dead weight (plural dead weights) |
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1. heavy weight: a heavy motionless weight bearing down on something or somebody
  a foundation slab carrying the dead weight of the building
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2. oppressive burden: somebody or something that weighs somebody else down or hinders progress
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3. total weight: the total weight of everything carried on a ship, equal to the difference between the laden and unladen weight
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4. civil engineering
Same as dead load
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