tonnage
71tonnage — Huina o nā kona …
72tonnage — The capacity of a vessel in respect of the amount of cargo which it can carry. Any measure in tons. In commercial designation, the word means the number of tons burden a ship or vessel will carry, as estimated and ascertained by the official… …
73tonnage deck — Naut. 1. the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks. 2. the second deck above the inner bottom in a vessel with more than two decks. [1885 90] * * * …
74TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE — the name given to certain duties first levied in Edward II. s reign on every tun of imported wine, and on every pound weight of merchandise exported or imported; Charles I. s attempt to levy these without parliamentary sanction was one of the… …
75tonnage deck — /ˈtʌnɪdʒ dɛk/ (say tunij dek) noun the upper deck in all ships which have less than three decks, the second deck from below in other ships …
76tonnage-rent — When the rent reserved by a mining lease or the like consists of a royalty on every ton of minerals gotten in the mine, it is often called a tonage rent. There is generally a dead rent in addition …
77tonnage deadweight — See deadweight …
78tonnage and poundage — noun Etymology: Middle English : a duty on every tun of wine or pound of wool and other articles formerly granted as a subsidy to the crown on all goods exported or imported …
79Net tonnage — is calculated by measuring a ship s internal volume and applying mathematical formulae. Net tonnage (often abbreviated as NT, N.T. or nt) is a dimensionless index calculated from the total moulded volume of the ship s cargo spaces by using a… …
80Gross tonnage — Gross Tonnage, along with Net Tonnage, was defined by The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 , adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 1969, and came into force on July 18, 1982. These two measurements… …
