tonnage
Example Sentences
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The country is the world’s second-largest coal producer behind China, according to the International Energy Agency, and will contribute the largest increase in global coal output in absolute tonnage between 2021 and 2024.
From Washington Post
He produces one chart that essentially tells the whole history of World War II and thus, to a significant degree, of the 20th century: It measures warship tonnages from 1939 to 1945.
From Washington Post
In tonnage, the 475-foot luxury vessel could approach the size of the Moskva, the Russian Navy cruiser that the Ukrainian military said it sank last month in the Black Sea.
From New York Times
“The expedition industry was born out of very old tonnage, and many were polar research vessels, others were Baltic ferries,” West said.
From Washington Post
When the mismanaged and demoralized collectives failed to deliver the assigned tonnage, the dictator perceived the shortfall to be proof of Ukrainian disloyalty.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
