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tonnes

tonnes is the plural of tonne.

Meaning of tonne

Noun

tonne (plural tonnes)

  1. (chiefly outside US) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
    • Although loads of up to 900 tonnes could be handled by one of these locomotives, in practice the load is limited to 790 tonnes by drawgear.1961 February, “Letters to the Editor: Swiss railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 126

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Proper noun capitalized: Tonnes

Tonnes

  1. (plural) plural of Tonne

Phrases with tonnes

Questions about tonnes

What is tonnes the plural of?
Tonnes is the plural of tonne.
What part of speech is tonnes?
Tonnes is a proper noun.

Words near tonnes in the dictionary

  1. tonnell
  2. tonnells
  3. tonner
  4. Tonnerre
  5. tonners
  6. tonnes
  7. tonnid
  8. tonnids
  9. tonnish
  10. tonnishly
  11. tonnishness

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