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