register tonnage


nounNautical.
  1. the volume of a vessel, especially the net tonnage as measured officially and registered for purposes of taxation.

Origin of register tonnage

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Words Nearby register tonnage

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How to use register tonnage in a sentence

  • The tonnage of a vessel shall be the net or register tonnage expressed in her national certificate of registry.

    Industrial Cuba | Robert P. Porter