Tonnage
noun
The weight of something or the capacity of a ship, airplane, or other vehicle, measured in tons.
The tanker had a tonnage of 200,000.
Often appears as...
- gross tonnage
- net tonnage
noun
A duty or tax on ships based on their tonnage.
The shipping company was required to pay a tonnage tax.
Often appears as...
- tonnage tax
- tonnage dues
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Academic
noun
The total amount of something, such as cargo, freight, or shipments, expressed in tons.
The railway carried a tonnage of about 50 million tons of freight last year.
Often appears as...
- total tonnage
- cargo tonnage
noun
The number of tons that a vehicle could potentially carry.
The cargo plane has a maximum tonnage of 120 tons.
Often appears as...
- maximum tonnage
- ship tonnage
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Technical
noun
The weight of something or the capacity of a ship, airplane, or other vehicle, measured in tons.
The tanker had a tonnage of 200,000.
Often appears as...
- gross tonnage
- net tonnage
noun
A duty or tax on ships based on their tonnage.
The shipping company was required to pay a tonnage tax.
Often appears as...
- tonnage tax
- tonnage dues
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The total amount of something, such as cargo, freight, or shipments, expressed in tons.
The railway carried a tonnage of about 50 million tons of freight last year.
Often appears as...
- total tonnage
- cargo tonnage
noun
The number of tons that a vehicle could potentially carry.
The cargo plane has a maximum tonnage of 120 tons.
Often appears as...
- maximum tonnage
- ship tonnage
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Capacity
Tonnage can refer to how much a vehicle, like a ship, can carry.
Cargo ships are classified by their tonnage.
Pro Tip 2/2Unit of Weight
Understand that tonnage measures weight using the ton as a unit.
The bridge collapsed due to excessive tonnage.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Capacity
Tonnage can refer to how much a vehicle, like a ship, can carry.
Cargo ships are classified by their tonnage.
Pro Tip 2/2Unit of Weight
Understand that tonnage measures weight using the ton as a unit.
The bridge collapsed due to excessive tonnage.
Pro Tip 1/2Vehicle Capacity
Tonnage can refer to how much a vehicle, like a ship, can carry.
Cargo ships are classified by their tonnage.
Pro Tip 2/2Unit of Weight
Understand that tonnage measures weight using the ton as a unit.
The bridge collapsed due to excessive tonnage.
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The case for fish...
We were stunned when we heard the stats that we didn't know more about this industry already and excited about the chance to help get it right. And to talk about stats -- right now, the amount of fish consumed globally, wild catch and farmed combined, is twice the tonnage of the total amount of beef produced on planet earth last year.
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What it feels like to...
This facility is the second-busiest in the world by terms of total tonnage, accounting for one-fifth of the world's shipping containers and one half of the annual supply of crude oil. If you look closely at this overview, you'll see a lot of little specks.
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A global food crisis may...
this problem has been quantified using think kilograms, tons, hectograms, whatever your unit of choice is in mass. Why do we talk about food in terms of weight? Because it's easy. We can look at a photograph and determine tonnage on a ship
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Dan Barber: How I fell...
No, not because we already produce enough calories to more than feed the world. One billion people will go hungry today. One billion -- that's more than ever before -- because of gross inequalities in distribution, not tonnage.
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The new era of positive...
we can actually increase the amount of tonnage of human happiness on the planet. And if technology can, in the next decade or two, increase the pleasant life, the good life and the meaningful life, it will be good enough.
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How I fell in love with...
produce enough calories to more than feed the world 1 billion people will go hungry today 1 billion that's more than ever before because of gross inequalities and distribution not tonnage now I don't love this question
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Sting: How I started...
We built the greatest ship in tonnage what the world has ever seen And the only life worth knowing is in the shipyard Steel in the stockyard, iron in the soul Would conjure up a ship Where there used to be a hull
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Shuttle Discovery: Final...
the mate demate device which mates them to the 747 s for transport flights even though the commercial jets are stripped on the inside to reduce weight nASA says with the added tonnage of the shuttle on
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On positive psychology -...
with technology entertainment and design we can actually increase the amount of tonnage of human happiness on the planet and if technology can in the next decade or two increase the pleasant life the
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
scale is very important um you know it's not about it's not about press releases it's about tonnage what was the tonnage of of batteries produced and obviously done in a sustainable way
Video examples
The case for fish...
We were stunned when we heard the stats that we didn't know more about this industry already and excited about the chance to help get it right. And to talk about stats -- right now, the amount of fish consumed globally, wild catch and farmed combined, is twice the tonnage of the total amount of beef produced on planet earth last year.
Video examples
What it feels like to...
This facility is the second-busiest in the world by terms of total tonnage, accounting for one-fifth of the world's shipping containers and one half of the annual supply of crude oil. If you look closely at this overview, you'll see a lot of little specks.
Video examples
A global food crisis may...
this problem has been quantified using think kilograms, tons, hectograms, whatever your unit of choice is in mass. Why do we talk about food in terms of weight? Because it's easy. We can look at a photograph and determine tonnage on a ship
Video examples
Dan Barber: How I fell...
No, not because we already produce enough calories to more than feed the world. One billion people will go hungry today. One billion -- that's more than ever before -- because of gross inequalities in distribution, not tonnage.
Video examples
The new era of positive...
we can actually increase the amount of tonnage of human happiness on the planet. And if technology can, in the next decade or two, increase the pleasant life, the good life and the meaningful life, it will be good enough.
Video examples
How I fell in love with...
produce enough calories to more than feed the world 1 billion people will go hungry today 1 billion that's more than ever before because of gross inequalities and distribution not tonnage now I don't love this question
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
We built the greatest ship in tonnage what the world has ever seen And the only life worth knowing is in the shipyard Steel in the stockyard, iron in the soul Would conjure up a ship Where there used to be a hull
Video examples
Shuttle Discovery: Final...
the mate demate device which mates them to the 747 s for transport flights even though the commercial jets are stripped on the inside to reduce weight nASA says with the added tonnage of the shuttle on
Video examples
On positive psychology -...
with technology entertainment and design we can actually increase the amount of tonnage of human happiness on the planet and if technology can in the next decade or two increase the pleasant life the
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
scale is very important um you know it's not about it's not about press releases it's about tonnage what was the tonnage of of batteries produced and obviously done in a sustainable way
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Michael McCaul
American Politician
In my home State of Texas, the Port of Houston operates as the United States' top port for foreign tonnage and our second largest for total tonnage, so I know how important this bill is for the protection of the American people.
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Michael McCaul
American Politician
In my home State of Texas, the Port of Houston operates as the United States' top port for foreign tonnage and our second largest for total tonnage, so I know how important this bill is for the protection of the American people.
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