Tonnage

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Tonnage

Tonnage : கப்பலில் ஏற்றக்கூடிய பாரத்தின் அளவு

Tonnage : கப்பலில் ஏற்றக்கூடிய பாரத்தின் அளவு

Tonnage definition

Noun.

  1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.
  2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton, Noun. (b).
  3. A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals.
  4. The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton.