Deadweight 4709360 204931628 2008-04-11T15:07:22Z 90.240.87.127 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. {{disambig}}