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tonnage

[tuhn-ij] / ˈtʌn ɪdʒ /
NOUN
cargo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consignment freight goods load merchandise payload shipment
STRONG
burden contents haul lading shipload ware
NOUN
fleet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
armada flotilla navy squadron
STRONG
argosy formation line vessels warships
WEAK
naval force sea power
NOUN
freight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carriage consignment merchandise payload shipment shipping transportation
STRONG
bales ballast bulk burden contents conveyance encumbrance fardel haul lading load pack packages wares weight
Antonyms
STRONG
benefit
NOUN
preponderancy
Synonyms
WEAK
G-factor adiposity avoirdupois ballast bulk burden density gravity gross heft heftiness load mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage preponderance pressure substance
NOUN
sizableness
Synonyms
WEAK
admeasurement amount amplitude area bigness body breadth caliber capaciousness capacity content diameter dimensions enormity extension extent greatness height highness hugeness immensity intensity largeness length magnitude mass measurement proportion proportions range scope spread stature stretch substance substantiality vastness volume voluminosity width
NOUN
size
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount breadth capacity content diameter extent height intensity length magnitude proportion range scope stature volume width
STRONG
amplitude area bigness body caliber capaciousness dimensions enormity extension greatness highness immensity largeness mass measurement proportions spread stretch substance substantiality vastness voluminosity
WEAK
admeasurement hugeness
NOUN
weight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burden density gravity heft load pressure substance
STRONG
adiposity avoirdupois ballast gross heftiness mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage
WEAK
G-factor
Antonyms
WEAK
triviality unimportance

Example Sentences

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Counterintuitively, electrifying long routes would be harder for small ships, because they carry less tonnage for their size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Vessel owners are often lax about tonnage or safety standards.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

While China has the world's largest navy by number of vessels, the US fleet has a greater overall tonnage and is more powerful - with far more large aircraft carriers.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler