Deadweight

Japanese: dead weight(英語表記)deadweight
Deadweight

...But in the case of warships, where there is no or very little change due to the cargo, displacement is the appropriate unit to express the size (weight) of the ship, and standard displacement is used in that sense. (5) Deadweight (symbol DW). Displacement changes, but the ship's draft is limited, so cargo cannot be loaded beyond this.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dead weight" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし軍艦のように積荷による変動がないか,あるいはごくわずかの場合にはその船の大きさ(重量)を表す単位として排水量が適しており,基準排水量はその意味で用いられる。(5)載貨重量dead weight 記号DW。排水量は変化するが,船の喫水は制限されているため,これを越えて貨物などを積むことはできない。…

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