tonnage
or tun·nage
[ tuhn-ij ]
/ ˈtʌn ɪdʒ /
noun
Words nearby tonnage
Example sentences from the Web for tonnage
British Dictionary definitions for tonnage
tonnage
tunnage
/ (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 Origin for tonnage
C15: from Old French, from
tonne barrel