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tonnage
[ tuhn-ij ]
noun
- ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes.
tonnage
/ ˈtʌnɪdʒ /
noun
- the capacity of a merchant ship expressed in tons, for which purpose a ton is considered as 40 cubic feet of freight or 100 cubic feet of bulk cargo, unless such an amount would weigh more than 2000 pounds in which case the actual weight is used
- the weight of the cargo of a merchant ship
- the total amount of shipping of a port or nation, estimated by the capacity of its ships
- a duty on ships based either on their capacity or their register tonnage
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tonnage1
Example Sentences
The exact tonnage of the San Gabriel Mountains, which frame Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, has never been measured.
It was a key reason why the half million U.S. soldiers and massive bomb tonnage could not achieve decisive military victory.
On the negative side, the sheer tonnage of opinions can overwhelm and cause a degree of amnesia.
His death is not commensurate with the tonnage of human suffering he caused.
The tonnage entered in Philippine ports shows a rapid annual increase in five years.
Old and new measurements, tonnage, time allowances and movable ballast, are all a sealed book to me.
These vessels, indeed, were of no considerable tonnage; but I confess myself at a loss to guess their object.
This was owing to there still being a tonnage class, A, B and C, the new rating and the length classes.
The object of handicaps is to get sport amongst craft of varied tonnage, class, and build, by giving time allowance.
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