Definition of "dwt" [dwt]

• Pennyweight (obsolete) (initialism)

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• "Vessels in the tanker fleet can be divided into categories based on their size in deadweight tons, or dwt, which is a vessel's capacity for cargo, fuel, oil, stores and crew measured in metric tons (1,000 kilograms)."
• "The .dwt stands for DreamWeaver Template, and it is this file, if we double-click on it, that basically has the core structure of all the HTML pages on this website."
• "The VLCC is designed to transport between 200,000 - 320,000 dead weight tonnage (dwt) or up to two million barrels of crude oil."