Deadweight
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The term '''deadweight''' may refer to:
*The economics concept [[deadweight loss]].
*[[Deadweight tonnage]] is an expression of a ship's carrying capacity, including the weight of the crew, passengers, cargo, fuel, ballast, drinking water, and stores.
*[[Deadweight (song)]], a song by [[Beck]] from the ''[[A Life Less Ordinary]] Soundtrack''
*The extra weight on a machine part that lowers its performance when not in use. For example, the main engine on a [[rocket]] becomes dead weight when the propellant is used up. For this reason, [[Multi-stage_rocket|multi-stages rockets]] eject engines after they have been utilised to reduce the dead weight. However, the later stages of the rocket are initially deadweight in the early stages of launch.
*[[Deadweight (U.S. band)]], the alternative hard rock trio consisting of electric violin, electric cello and drum kit from San Francisco Bay Area, California
*The death metal band from Stourbridge, UK
*The supposed weight gain of a body after death.
*The meaning of a deep unrelieved burden.
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