Tonnage Definition

tŭnĭj
tonnages
noun
tonnages
A duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried.
Webster's New World
A charge per ton on cargo or freight on a canal, at a port, etc.
Webster's New World
The weight of water displaced by a warship, expressed in long tons.
Webster's New World
The carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in register tons.
Webster's New World
The total amount of shipping of a country or port, calculated in tons.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
tonnage dutytunnagecontentscapacitycargoburdenload
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Other Word Forms of Tonnage

Noun

Singular:
tonnage
Plural:
tonnages

Origin of Tonnage

  • ton –age Sense 3, Middle English from Old French from tonne tun tonne

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tonnage Sentence Examples

  • It is the carrier of a heavy tonnage of coal to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

  • The tonnage of the shipping entering and clearing the ports of the province in 1905 was 1,756,866, of which 352,992 was foreign.

  • At the beginning of 1908 the total was 17,193 (tonnage, 1,402,647); of these 13,601 (tonnage, 81,833) were vessels of less than 20 tons, while 502 (tonnage, 1,014,506) were over 800 tons.

  • The total tonnage shipped out of St.

  • In 1686 an act of tonnage was passed in Adair's favour.

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Words Starting With

TTOTON

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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