tonnage
IPA: tˈʌnʌdʒ
noun
- The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.
- The capacity of a ship's hold etc in units of 100 cubic feet.
- The number of tons of bombs dropped in a particular region over a particular period of time.
- A charge made on each ton of cargo when landed etc.
- The total shipping of a fleet or nation.
- A weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight.
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Examples of "tonnage" in Sentences
- The tonnage of the ship is 125.25 tonnes.
- The gross tonnage was 7862 and the net tonnage 5606.
- Perhaps the 5800 t figure is the rated gross tonnage.
- The resulting shipwreck is the largest wreck by tonnage in the world.
- In 2005 it was ranked as the 47th largest in the world by cargo tonnage.
- I revised the tonnage listed to correct this and added the displacement.
- The gross tonnage for the vessel was 6,631, and the net tonnage was 5,229.
- In terms of gross tonnage the Royal Navy is the second largest navy in NATO.
- I have changed the gross tonnage to the rating by the classification society.
- This has been described as the largest shipwreck in the world by gross tonnage.
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