gross ton
Americannoun
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Chiefly British. a long ton. ton11
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Also called gross register ton. Nautical. gross tonnage
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On the operations side, gross ton miles increased 1% to 111.9 billion and revenue ton miles also rose 1% to 57.19 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
It calls for unlimited liability in cases of willful negligence, plus liability of $100 per gross ton of oil, up to $14 million, for accidental spills.
From Time Magazine Archive
A disturbing factor was the new low price for steel scrap registered last week, $8.03 per gross ton against $9 the week before.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1827 the rate from Lowell to Boston was $2.00 the gross ton; but many articles were carried on much lower terms.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 2, November, 1884 by Various
The navigation subsidies per gross ton per thousand miles, were thus fixed: for steamers, forty centimes up to the fifteenth year after construction; for sailing-ships, twenty centimes up to the twenty-first year after construction.
From Manual of Ship Subsidies by Bacon, Edwin M.
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