tonne
IPA: tˈʌn
noun
- (outside U.S.) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kg.
- A surname from German.
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Examples of "tonne" in Sentences
- There is a tonne of data on this.
- There are a tonne of other examples.
- The unit symbol for the tonne is t .
- The tonnage of the ship is 125.25 tonnes.
- The deposit is of the order of billions of tonnes of ore.
- The fishery of krill is on the order of 90,000 tonnes per year.
- The 70 tonne weight of the locomotive gave it a 17.5 tonne axle loading.
- About 600 tonnes of unexploded ordnance are discovered in Germany every year.
- The plant is expected to emit around 200 million tonnes of brine to the ocean.
- The government aims to procure a record 40 million tonnes of rice from farmers.
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