register tonnage

American  

noun

Nautical.

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

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Etymology

Origin of register tonnage

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

She is not a great cargo-carrier, it is true; in fact, her lines are so fine that the amount of her register tonnage, in dead weight, just puts her down to Plimsoll’s mark.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham