- cargo carrying tonnage
- Железнодорожный термин: тоннаж, занятый в перевозке грузов
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Tonnage — Not to be confused with Ton. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship s cargo; however, in… … Wikipedia
tonnage — A measure of the volume or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The gross register tonnage (GRT) is the volume of a ship below the upper deck measured in shipping tons of 100 cubic feet. The net register tonnage (NRT) is the GRT less the space… … Big dictionary of business and management
tonnage — ton‧nage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. the total number of tons that something weighs: • The aim is to obtain the maximum saleable tonnage at reasonable cost. 2. TRANSPORT the size of a ship or the amount of goods it can carry,… … Financial and business terms
tonnage — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 tonnage n. Capacity of a ship; the amount … Law dictionary
tonnage — [tun′ij] n. [ME < MFr: see TUN & AGE] 1. a duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried 2. a charge per ton on cargo or freight on a canal, at a port, etc. 3. the total amount of shipping of a country or port, calculated in tons 4. the carrying … English World dictionary
tonnage — /tun ij/, n. 1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3 … Universalium
tonnage — /ˈtʌnɪdʒ / (say tunij) noun 1. the carrying capacity of a vessel expressed in gross tons. See gross tonnage, register tonnage. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3. a duty on …
tonnage — n. 1 a ship s internal cubic capacity or freight carrying capacity measured in tons. 2 the total carrying capacity esp. of a country s mercantile marine. 3 a charge per ton on freight or cargo. Etymology: orig. in sense duty on a tun of wine : OF … Useful english dictionary
tonnage — The capacity of a vessel for carrying freight or other loads, calculated in tons. But the way of estimating the tonnage varies in different countries. Per ton duty or charge on cargo. Total shipping tonnage of country or port … Black's law dictionary
tonnage — noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo French, from tonne tun; in other senses, from 1ton more at tunnel Date: 15th century 1. a duty formerly levied on every tun of wine imported into England 2. a. a duty or impost on… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tonnage — ton•nage [[t]ˈtʌn ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons 2) naut. navig. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying… … From formal English to slang