Definitions for tonnage

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tonnage ton·nage

Spelling: [tuhn-ij]

IPA: /ˈtʌn ɪdʒ/

Tonnage is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 155 anagrams from letters in tonnage (aegnnot).

Definitions for tonnage

noun

1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes.
3. a duty on ships or boats at so much per ton of cargo or freight, or according to the capacity in tons.

Origin of tonnage

1375-1425; late Middle English: duty Old French. See ton¹, -age

Examples for tonnage

No, and if they begin to object you can talk to them about tonnage.

His death is not commensurate with the tonnage of human suffering he caused.

The Company are paid by a tonnage duty, which they charge to the owners.

He next mentioned her tonnage and armament, and indeed everything about her.

Her tonnage was twice that of the others; her size about 200 by 75 feet.

The other plan is to make a rate that will move the tonnage.

Their tonnage was fixed at 7,500, and their maximum speed at twenty-two knots.

They've a regular tariff on tonnage, same for yachts as for liners.

It is the road that can handle the tonnage cheapest that will survive.

The flag-ship, meaning the war-ship of most tonnage, inquired why.