throw-weight

ˈθrəʊ weɪt

Definition

Definition of throw-weight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

military

Dated

measure of missile payload weight in kilograms or tonnes

Dated

The missile's throw-weight determines its destructive capability.

payload

warhead

maritime

Rare

total weight of projectiles in a single broadside

Rare

The ship's throw-weight was unmatched in the fleet.

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Origin of throw-weight

English, throw (to hurl) + weight (heaviness)

Examples of throw-weight in a sentence

The treaty limits the throw-weight of deployed missiles.
The captain boasted about the ship's throw-weight.
Engineers calculated the throw-weight for the new vessel.

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French:charge utile, tonnage de projectiles, ...
German:Wurfgewicht, Geschossgewicht, ...
Italian:peso di lancio, carico di lancio, ...
Spanish:peso de lanzamiento, peso de proyectiles, ...
Portuguese:peso de lançamento, poder de fogo, ...
Chinese:抛射重量, 投弹重量, ...
Japanese:投射重量, 一斉射撃重量, ...
Arabic:وَزْن اَلْحُمُولَة, وَزْن المَقذوفات, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁקָל זְרִיקָה, מִשְׁקַל הַהַטָּלָה, ...
Russian:полезная нагрузка, боевая нагрузка, ...
Ukrainian:вага бойового навантаження, вага залпу, ...
Hindi:थ्रो-वेट, प्रक्षेपास्त्र वजन, ...
Bengali:থ্রো-ওয়েট, প্রক্ষেপণের ওজন, ...
Catalan:pes de llançament, ...
Czech:vržená hmotnost, hmotnost boční salvy, ...
Danish:nyttelast, projektilvægt, ...
Dutch:werpgewicht, gewicht van de salvo, ...
Greek:βάρος ρίψης, συνολικό βάρος βολής, ...
Hungarian:hasznos teher, sortűzsúly, ...
Khmer:ទម្ងន់បន្ទុកដែលមីស៊ីលអាចបញ្ជូនបាន, ទម្ងន់សរុបនៃគ្រាប់ផ្លោងដែលបាញ់ព្រមគ្នាពីចំហៀងនាវា, ...
Korean:투하 중량, 투사 중량, ...
Persian:وزن پرتاب, وزن شلیک, ...
Polish:masa miotana, waga salwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):peso de lançamento, poder de fogo, ...
Romanian:greutate de lansare, greutate de aruncare, ...
Swedish:kastvikt, projektilvikt, ...
Thai:น้ำหนักบรรทุกของขีปนาวุธ, น้ำหนักการยิง, ...
Turkish:atış ağırlığı, mermi ağırlığı, ...
Vietnamese:trọng lượng đầu đạn, trọng lượng ném, ...

throw weight

ˈθroʊ weɪt

Definition of throw weight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

importance

being very important or powerful

Her throw weight in the company is undeniable.

clout

influence

influence

power to make others do things

He used his throw weight to change the decision.

influence

leverage

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Examples of throw weight in a sentence

The senator's throw weight influenced the policy decision.
Her throw weight in the company was undeniable.
The politician's throw weight influenced the policy change.

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French:poids, pouvoir d'influence, ...
German:Einfluss, Gewicht, ...
Italian:influenza, ...
Spanish:peso, ...
Portuguese:poder de influência, ...
Chinese:举足轻重, 影响力, ...
Japanese:影響力, 権力, ...
Arabic:نُفُوذ, قوة تأثير, ...
Hebrew:חֲשִׁיבוּת, כּוֹחַ הַשְׁפָּעָה, ...
Russian:вес, влияние, ...
Ukrainian:впливовість, вплив, ...
Hindi:दबदबा, रसूख, ...
Bengali:প্রভাব, ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:pes, ascendència, ...
Czech:vliv, schopnost prosadit svou vůli, ...
Danish:indflydelse, pondus, ...
Dutch:gewicht, invloed, ...
Greek:επιρροή, εξουσία, ...
Hungarian:befolyás, tekintély, ...
Khmer:ឥទ្ធិពលដ៏ខ្លាំងក្លា, ឥទ្ធិពល, ...
Korean:중요성, 영향력, ...
Persian:نفوذ, اهرم, ...
Polish:znaczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):influência, ...
Romanian:influență, ...
Swedish:betydelse, ...
Thai:อิทธิพล, บารมี, ...
Turkish:önem, ağırlık koyma, ...
Vietnamese:sức ảnh hưởng, quyền lực, ...

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Definition of throw-weight - Reverso English Dictionary

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