tonnage
31Tonnage — Ton·na·ge [tɔ naːʒə] die; , n; der Rauminhalt eines Schiffes: eine Tonnage von 150000 BRT (Bruttoregistertonnen) …
32tonnage — ton|nage [ˈtʌnıdʒ] n [U and C] 1.) the size of a ship or the amount of goods it can carry, shown in ↑tonnes 2.) the total number of ↑tonnes that something weighs ▪ A huge tonnage of bombs has already been dropped on the area …
33Tonnage — Ton|na|ge [...ʒə] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. tonnage zu tonne »Tonne«, dies aus mlat. tunna »Fass« (wohl aus dem Kelt.)>: 1. Raumgehalt als Maß für die Tragfähigkeit eines Schiffes. 2. gesamte Flotte (einer Reederei, eines Staates) …
34tonnage — n. 1 a ship s internal cubic capacity or freight carrying capacity measured in tons. 2 the total carrying capacity esp. of a country s mercantile marine. 3 a charge per ton on freight or cargo. Etymology: orig. in sense duty on a tun of wine : OF …
35Tonnage and Poundage — were certain duties and taxes first levied in Edward II s reign on every tun (cask) of imported wine, which came mostly from Spain and Portugal, and on every pound weight of merchandise exported or imported. Traditionally tonnage and poundage was …
36tonnage duty — n. A tax imposed on ships according to tonnage, assessed when they enter a country. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
37tonnage and poundage — ▪ English history customs duties granted since medieval times to the English crown by Parliament. Tonnage was a fixed subsidy on each tun (cask) of wine imported, and poundage was an ad valorem (proportional) tax on all imported and… …
38Tonnage war — A tonnage war is a military strategy aimed at merchant shipping. The premise is that an enemy has only a finite number of ships, and a finite capacity to build replacements for them. The concept was made famous by U boat commander Karl Dönitz,… …
39Tonnage monitor — A Tonnage monitor is a meter used on a stamping press to measure the force applied by the ram. In a press, the cutting and forming tools in the die will wear down, requiring increasing effort to stamp the part. A tonnage monitor allows the user… …
40tonnage openings — Nonwatertight openings in the shelter deck and in the tween deck bulkheads immediately below in order to exclude spaces from tonnage measurement and thus obtain reduced gross and net tonnage. The openings could be closed by nonwatertight wood… …
