Tonnage
['tʌnɪdʒ]
Definition
(noun.) a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship.
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Definition
(n.) The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.
(n.) The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton, n. (b).
(n.) A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals.
(n.) The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton.
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Definition
n. in regard to ships a measure both of cubical capacity and of dead-weight carrying capability—the freight ton simply means 40 cubic feet of space available for cargo and is therefore two-fifths of a register ton: a duty on ships estimated per ton.—Also Tun′nage.
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Examples
- The two other were open boats of half that tonnage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The gross tonnage of ships passing through in 1898 was 12,962,632, the net tonnage 9,238,603. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- During these eleven years, the tonnage bounties paid amounted to ?155,463:11s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was, besides, a foreign manufacture, and must have paid some duty, the ancient custom of tonnage and poundage at least, to the king. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Not until the middle of the century did the tonnage of steamships upon the sea begin to overhaul that of sailing-ships. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were thirty-six ships of fair tonnage which were reported there during those months. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The tonnage bounties given to the white herring and whale fisheries may, perhaps, be considered as somewhat of this nature. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This new type of vessel, the Deutschland, was an undersea craft of 315 feet length and a gross tonnage of 701 tons, its cargo capacity being more than 1,000 tons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This tonnage is especially interesting, as it is produced on a floor space of only 36,324 square feet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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