tonnage

See also: Tonnage

English

Etymology

From Old French tonnage

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʌnɪdʒ/

Noun

tonnage (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.

Coordinate terms

(charge per ton): cranage, demurrage, shippage, shorage, wharfage

Translations

shipping

Finnish: vetoisuus (fi)
French: tonnage (fr) m
Irish: ^{(please verify)} tonnáiste m

Russian: тонна́ж (ru) m (tonnáž)
Scottish Gaelic: luingeas m, f

Anagrams

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