dwt
deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
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deadweight tonnage
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Also: dwt. obsolete pennyweight
Etymology
Origin of DWT
On the model of DWI
Example Sentences
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Yoruk Isik, head of the Bosphorus Observer consultancy, identified the vessel as Kmax Ruler, 92,000 dwt.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
A pirate on board the vessel told Reuters earlier they were expecting to receive $3 million for the Marshall Islands-flagged 23,709 dwt cargo ship, which was seized in November.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2010
Deo volente=God willing, If God will. d.v.p., decessit vita patris=Died in his father's life-time. dwt.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
For all letters for or from Europe by packet or despatch vessels, the charge was 4 dwt.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith
G. R. M. The brass token in question is a weight for weighing half-guineas; the coinage weights of which were 2 dwt.
From Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
Flows from east to west, toward the Americas and Europe, are around 77 million DWT.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
That is compared with 64 million DWT and 63.6 million DWT, respectively, in the week ended March 6, the first full week after the start of the war.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
By the end of the DWT trial, an estimated 15 family groups lived along the catchment.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Both CWT and DWT offer rapid advice if the animals are causing "unwanted impacts".
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
In turn, the firms will work with their corporate clients’ in-house lawyers to provide pro-bono service to local journalists, following the model of DWT and Microsoft.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
The total tonnage for all 25 will be 1,234,530 d.w.t.
From Time Magazine Archive
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