tonnage
noun/ˈtʌnɪdʒ/
/ˈtʌnɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable]- the size of a ship or the amount it can carry, expressed in tons or tonnesTopics Transport by waterc2
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- the total amount that something weighs
- the total tonnage of bombs dropped in the war
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton + -age.
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