noun
the weight of a structure or vehicle when empty and inactive
adjective
of or relating to deadweight
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The deadweight of the ship needed to be carefully calculated before loading the cargo.
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I can't believe how heavy the deadweight of this backpack is!
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I had to lug around the deadweight of my lazy coworker all day.
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Her negative attitude was like a deadweight dragging down the team's morale.