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Plural of tonnage

regular plural

The plural of tonnage is tonnages.

Forms of tonnage

Singulartonnage /ˈtʌnɪd͡ʒ/
Pluraltonnages
Countablecountable and uncountable

Tonnages in a sentence

  • Rayner says this decision has been driven by the tonnages that 18 trains per hour will produce.2020 July 1, Chris Rayner tells Richard Clinnick, “High Speed 2 is speeding up...”, in Rail, page 65. From the entry slab track
  • Meanwhile, large tonnages of finished steel produced are imported.1978, Kung-Ping Wang, E. Chin, Mineral Economics and Basic Industries in Asia, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC…. From the entry Kaohsiung

Meaning of tonnage

  1. noun The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.
  2. noun The capacity of a ship's hold etc in units of 100 cubic feet.
  3. noun The number of tons of bombs dropped in a particular region over a particular period of time.

Full definition of tonnage

Questions about the plural of tonnage

What is the plural of tonnage?
The plural of tonnage is tonnages.
Is tonnage countable?
Tonnage is a countable and uncountable noun.

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