deadweight ton

English

Noun

deadweight ton (plural deadweight tons)

1. (nautical) A long ton (2,2240 pounds), as used to measure of a ship's carrying capacity, including bunker oil, fresh water, ballast water, crew, and provisions.

Synonyms

• DWT, dwt

Translations

long ton

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 載重噸／载重吨 (zàizhòngdūn)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: tonni kuollutta painoa