tonnage
noun
1 tonnage
A tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship.
synonyms: tonnage duty, tunnage.
Roget 192:
size,
magnitude,
dimension,
bulk,
volume;
largeness
etc.
adj.;
greatness
etc.
(of quantity)
31;
expanse
etc.
(space)
180;
amplitude,
mass;
proportions.
capacity,
tonnage,
tunnage;
cordage;
caliber,
scantling.
turgidity
etc.
(expansion)
194;
corpulence,
obesity;
plumpness
etc.
adj.;
embonpoint,
corporation,
flesh and blood,
lustihood.
hugeness
etc.
adj.;
enormity,
immensity,
monstrosity.
giant,
Brobdingnagian,
Antaeus,
Goliath,
Gog and Magog,
Gargantua,
monster,
mammoth,
Cyclops;
cachalot,
whale,
porpoise,
behemoth,
leviathan,
elephant,
hippopotamus;
colossus;
tun,
cord,
lump,
bulk,
block,
loaf,
mass,
swad,
clod,
nugget,
bushel,
thumper,
whooper,
spanker,
strapper;
Triton among the minnows"
[Coriolanus].
mountain,
mound;
heap
etc.
(assemblage)
72.
largest portion
etc.
50;
full size,
life size.
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Dutch: tonnage, draagvermogen, laadcapaciteit, laadvermogen
Polish: tonaż
Moby thesaurus: accommodation, argosy, avoirdupois, beef, beefiness, bottoms, burden, capacity, carriage, cartage, content, cordage, deadweight, drayage, expressage, fatness, fleet, flotilla, freight, freightage, gravity, gross weight, haulage, heaviness, heft, heftiness, limit, line, liveweight, measure, merchant fleet, merchant navy, navy, neat weight, net, net weight, overbalance, overweight, ponderability, ponderosity, ponderousness, poundage, quantity, room, shipping, ships, space, stowage, underweight, volume, weight, weightiness, whaling fleet ... show more.
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