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tonnage Meaning
tonnage (n)
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
tonnage (n.)
The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.
The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton, n. (b).
A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals.
The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton.
tonnage Sentence Examples
- The ship's tonnage had increased significantly after its recent renovation.
- The construction project required hundreds of tons of steel in its tonnage.
- The company's estimated tonnage for the upcoming quarter exceeded last year's figures.
- The maximum tonnage capacity of the bridge was strictly enforced to ensure safety.
- The cargo ship was loaded with over 10,000 tons of merchandise.
- The tonnage of the building supplies overwhelmed the available storage space.
- The tonnage of the harvested crop was a record-breaking amount for the region.
- The customs officials carefully inspected the ship's cargo to determine its total tonnage.
- The shipyard's tonnage quota for the year had already been surpassed.
- The heavy machinery had a tonnage that made it difficult to transport.
FAQs About the word tonnage
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the shipThe weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship., The cubical content or burden of a v
deadweight,poundage, bulk, avoirdupois, heaviness,mass, substantiality, heftiness, solidness, weightiness
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The ship's tonnage had increased significantly after its recent renovation.
The construction project required hundreds of tons of steel in its tonnage.
The company's estimated tonnage for the upcoming quarter exceeded last year's figures.
The maximum tonnage capacity of the bridge was strictly enforced to ensure safety.
