Tonnage synonyms

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load
(Often in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
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burden
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
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cargo
The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.
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capacity
The maximum amount that can be contained:
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contents
Plural form of content
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ton (related)
A unit for measuring displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet: it is approximately equal to the volume of a long ton of sea water
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tunnage
Alternative form of tonnage.
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tonnage duty
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
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gross-weight (related)
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hebburn-on-tyne (related)
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487ft (related)
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Find another word for tonnage. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tonnage, like: load, burden, cargo, capacity, contents, ton, tunnage, tonnage duty, gross-weight, hebburn-on-tyne and 487ft.
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Tonnage Sentence Examples

  • It is the carrier of a heavy tonnage of coal to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

  • The tonnage of the shipping entering and clearing the ports of the province in 1905 was 1,756,866, of which 352,992 was foreign.

  • ==Shipping== Although Argentina has an extensive coast-line, and one of the great fluvial systems of the world, the tonnage of steamers and sailing vessels flying her flag is comparatively small.

  • In 1898 the list comprised only 1416 sailing vessels of all classes, from Io tons up, with a total tonnage of 118,894 tons, and 222 steamships, of 36,323 tons.

  • Shipping.The following table thhows the increase in tonnage of sailing and steam shipping engaged in foreign trade entered and cleared at the ports of France over quinquennial periods from 1890.

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