tonnage /tunˈij/

1. The cargo- or freight-carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons (orig in tuns of wine)
2. The weight of a cargo or freight on a ship
3. The total cargo-carrying capacity of a country's merchant shipping, measured in tons
4. A duty on ships, based on their cargo-carrying capacity
5. A duty on cargo charged per ton
6. A tax of so much a tun on imported wines (sometimes tunnage; historical). See also ton¹

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)

tun /tun/

1. A large cask
2. An obsolete liquid measure equivalent to 216 gallons of ale, or 252 of wine
3. A ton (obsolete)
4. A barrel-like state adopted by certain cryptobionts in extremely dry conditions (biology)

To put in a tun

tunnˈage noun see tonnage

tunnˈing noun

tunˈbellied adjective

tunˈbelly noun

A pot-belly

tunˈ-dish noun (Shakespeare)

A wooden funnel

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