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tonnage
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tonnage
(noun)
tonnage
/
ˈ
tʌnɪʤ/
noun
plural
tonnages
tonnage
/
ˈ
tʌnɪʤ/
noun
plural
tonnages
Britannica Dictionary definition of TONNAGE
[
count, noncount
]
1
:
the size of a ship or the total weight that it carries in tons
2
:
the total weight or amount of something in tons
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