deadweight cargo
noun[CorU]
TRANSPORTukusgoodsthat are veryheavyinrelationto thespacethat they take up. Thecostoftransportingthesegoodsiscalculatedbytheirweight:
Thetankerhassufficientcubiccapacitytodepartwith afulldeadweightcargoofcoalslurry, using only the fivecentertanks.