ALL meanings of tonnage
ton·nage
T t - noun tonnage the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 1
- noun tonnage ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 1
- noun tonnage a duty on ships or boats at so much per ton of cargo or freight, or according to the capacity in tons. 1
- variable noun tonnage The tonnage of a ship is its size or the amount of space that it has inside it for cargo. 0
- variable noun tonnage Tonnage is the total number of tons that something weighs, or the total amount that there is of it. 0
- noun tonnage the capacity of a merchant ship expressed in tons, for which purpose a ton is considered as 40 cubic feet of freight or 100 cubic feet of bulk cargo, unless such an amount would weigh more than 2000 pounds in which case the actual weight is used 0
- noun tonnage the weight of the cargo of a merchant ship 0
- noun tonnage the total amount of shipping of a port or nation, estimated by the capacity of its ships 0
- noun tonnage a duty on ships based either on their capacity or their register tonnage 0
- noun tonnage a duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried 0
- noun tonnage a charge per ton on cargo or freight on a canal, at a port, etc. 0
- noun tonnage the total amount of shipping of a country or port, calculated in tons 0
- noun tonnage the carrying capacity of a ship, calculated in tons 0
- noun tonnage weight in tons 0