tonnage

ton·nage

a duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried
a charge per ton on cargo or freight on a canal, at a port, etc.
the total amount of shipping of a country or port, calculated in tons
1. the carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in register tons
2. the weight of water displaced by a warship, expressed in long tons
weight in tons

Origin of tonnage

Middle English from MFr: see tun and -age

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tonnage

noun

The number of tons of water that a ship displaces when afloat.
The capacity of a merchant ship, often measured in units of 100 cubic feet.
A duty or charge per ton on cargo, as at a port or canal.
The total shipping of a country or port, figured in tons, with reference to carrying capacity.
Weight measured in tons.

Origin of tonnage

ton -age Sense 3, Middle English from Old French from tonne tun ; see tonne .

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural tonnages)

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.

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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.
==Shipping== Although Argentina has an extensive coast-line, and one of the great fluvial systems of the world, the tonnage of steamers and sailing vessels flying her flag is comparatively small.
In 1898 the list comprised only 1416 sailing vessels of all classes, from Io tons up, with a total tonnage of 118,894 tons, and 222 steamships, of 36,323 tons.
In 1902 the number of men employed in the home fisheries was 144,000 and the number of vessels 25,481 (tonnage 127,000); in the deep-sea fisheries 10,500 men and 450 vessels (tonnage 51,000) were employed.

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