| 释义 |
tonnage /tunˈij/ noun- The cargo- or freight-carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons (orig in tuns of wine)
- The weight of a cargo or freight on a ship
- The total cargo-carrying capacity of a country's merchant shipping, measured in tons
- A duty on ships, based on their cargo-carrying capacity
- A duty on cargo charged per ton
- A tax of so much a tun on imported wines (sometimes tunnage; historical). See also ton1
ORIGIN: See ton1, tun gross tonnage The total space capable of carrying cargo in a ship, measured in register tons net register tonnage Gross tonnage less deducted spaces (qv under deduce) |