Definition of tonne in English:

tonne

noun tʌntən

another term for metric ton
Example sentencesExamples
- Around 150 scrap cars and hundreds of tonnes of waste were burned in the blaze.
- It was 15 metres across, weighed three tonnes and had an estimated two million calories.
- They believe that 20 tonnes of dust per acre is enough to make land fertile for a decade.
- For each tonne of cans that is re-used, 1.5 tonnes of iron ore and half a tonne of coal are saved.
- Hundreds of tonnes of peat and debris swept down Haworth Moor near Top Withens.
- We don't know much about what the impact is when hundreds of tonnes of gravel are removed.
- Production lines were left blackened and charred, hundreds of tonnes of ingredients were ruined.
- We then visited this to discover that out of the six hundred tonnes, only about fifty tonnes were left by then.
- Four hundred tonnes were unknowingly imported by a Norfolk company and sold in Britain.
- This is a record as the average yield in the State is around four tonnes per hectare.
- The monthly turnover is about four tonnes and she has stocked three tonnes of compost.
- An English farmer expects to get at least eight tonnes of wheat out of a hectare.
- Foreign air freight fell from nine tonnes to just over one tonne, a sharp drop of 85 per cent.
- Hundreds of tonnes of sewage was stored with the smell making life a misery for residents.
- This meant that the injured leg was suddenly under more than a tonne of weight.
- They have pointed out that it takes three tonnes of wild fish to produce one tonne of the farmed variety.
- It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds.
- There were fears hundreds of tonnes of fruit would rot unless the red-tape was lifted.
- Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cod were taken out each year, building up great fortunes for those that fished it.
- This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French; compare with ton¹.

Rhymes

begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, nun, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tun, underdone, Verdun, won

Definition of tonne in US English:

tonne

nountəntən

another term for metric ton
Example sentencesExamples
- We then visited this to discover that out of the six hundred tonnes, only about fifty tonnes were left by then.
- It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds.
- Hundreds of tonnes of peat and debris swept down Haworth Moor near Top Withens.
- It was 15 metres across, weighed three tonnes and had an estimated two million calories.
- This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person.
- Foreign air freight fell from nine tonnes to just over one tonne, a sharp drop of 85 per cent.
- An English farmer expects to get at least eight tonnes of wheat out of a hectare.
- Hundreds of tonnes of sewage was stored with the smell making life a misery for residents.
- They have pointed out that it takes three tonnes of wild fish to produce one tonne of the farmed variety.
- Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cod were taken out each year, building up great fortunes for those that fished it.
- For each tonne of cans that is re-used, 1.5 tonnes of iron ore and half a tonne of coal are saved.
- The monthly turnover is about four tonnes and she has stocked three tonnes of compost.
- Around 150 scrap cars and hundreds of tonnes of waste were burned in the blaze.
- This is a record as the average yield in the State is around four tonnes per hectare.
- We don't know much about what the impact is when hundreds of tonnes of gravel are removed.
- They believe that 20 tonnes of dust per acre is enough to make land fertile for a decade.
- Four hundred tonnes were unknowingly imported by a Norfolk company and sold in Britain.
- This meant that the injured leg was suddenly under more than a tonne of weight.
- Production lines were left blackened and charred, hundreds of tonnes of ingredients were ruined.
- There were fears hundreds of tonnes of fruit would rot unless the red-tape was lifted.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French; compare with ton.

单词	tonne
释义	Definition of tonne in English: tonne noun tʌntən another term for metric ton Example sentencesExamples Around 150 scrap cars and hundreds of tonnes of waste were burned in the blaze. It was 15 metres across, weighed three tonnes and had an estimated two million calories. They believe that 20 tonnes of dust per acre is enough to make land fertile for a decade. For each tonne of cans that is re-used, 1.5 tonnes of iron ore and half a tonne of coal are saved. Hundreds of tonnes of peat and debris swept down Haworth Moor near Top Withens. We don't know much about what the impact is when hundreds of tonnes of gravel are removed. Production lines were left blackened and charred, hundreds of tonnes of ingredients were ruined. We then visited this to discover that out of the six hundred tonnes, only about fifty tonnes were left by then. Four hundred tonnes were unknowingly imported by a Norfolk company and sold in Britain. This is a record as the average yield in the State is around four tonnes per hectare. The monthly turnover is about four tonnes and she has stocked three tonnes of compost. An English farmer expects to get at least eight tonnes of wheat out of a hectare. Foreign air freight fell from nine tonnes to just over one tonne, a sharp drop of 85 per cent. Hundreds of tonnes of sewage was stored with the smell making life a misery for residents. This meant that the injured leg was suddenly under more than a tonne of weight. They have pointed out that it takes three tonnes of wild fish to produce one tonne of the farmed variety. It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds. There were fears hundreds of tonnes of fruit would rot unless the red-tape was lifted. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cod were taken out each year, building up great fortunes for those that fished it. This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person. Origin Late 19th century: from French; compare with ton¹. Rhymes begun, bun, done, Donne, dun, fine-spun, forerun, fun, gun, Gunn, hon, Hun, none, nun, one, one-to-one, outdone, outgun, outrun, plus-one, pun, run, shun, son, spun, stun, sun, ton, tun, underdone, Verdun, won Definition of tonne in US English: tonne nountəntən another term for metric ton Example sentencesExamples We then visited this to discover that out of the six hundred tonnes, only about fifty tonnes were left by then. It stores and processes hundreds of tonnes of toxic and highly inflammable chemicals and compounds. Hundreds of tonnes of peat and debris swept down Haworth Moor near Top Withens. It was 15 metres across, weighed three tonnes and had an estimated two million calories. This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person. Foreign air freight fell from nine tonnes to just over one tonne, a sharp drop of 85 per cent. An English farmer expects to get at least eight tonnes of wheat out of a hectare. Hundreds of tonnes of sewage was stored with the smell making life a misery for residents. They have pointed out that it takes three tonnes of wild fish to produce one tonne of the farmed variety. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cod were taken out each year, building up great fortunes for those that fished it. For each tonne of cans that is re-used, 1.5 tonnes of iron ore and half a tonne of coal are saved. The monthly turnover is about four tonnes and she has stocked three tonnes of compost. Around 150 scrap cars and hundreds of tonnes of waste were burned in the blaze. This is a record as the average yield in the State is around four tonnes per hectare. We don't know much about what the impact is when hundreds of tonnes of gravel are removed. They believe that 20 tonnes of dust per acre is enough to make land fertile for a decade. Four hundred tonnes were unknowingly imported by a Norfolk company and sold in Britain. This meant that the injured leg was suddenly under more than a tonne of weight. Production lines were left blackened and charred, hundreds of tonnes of ingredients were ruined. There were fears hundreds of tonnes of fruit would rot unless the red-tape was lifted. Origin Late 19th century: from French; compare with ton.
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