tonnenoun [ C ]
uk/tʌn/us/tʌn/plural tonnes or tonne also metric tona unit of weight in the metric system, equal to 1,000 kilograms:
Oil deliveries will fall 2.5 million tonnes short this year.
a 7,554-tonne ocean liner
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