ton-mile
noun
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
ton-mileage
-
a word derived from
ton-mile.
Example Sentences
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Last week Abu-Haidar was negotiating for the lease of two 707 jets, with which he hopes to increase his ton-mileage to 50 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the first time entries were judged this year on an actual miles-per-gallon basis instead of the ton-mileage formula used previously, which favored bigger, heavier cars.
From Time Magazine Archive
