Meaning

1 senses
  1. A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

    a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

Examples

12 sentences
  1. This bridge can bear only ten tonnes.

    deDiese Brücke trägt nur zehn Tonnen. — MUIRIEL

  2. We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil.

    ruМы хотели бы заказать 18 тонн оливкового масла. — marafon

    deWir möchten gerne 18 Tonnen Olivenöl bestellen. — Hans_Adler

  3. Every month, tonnes of rubbish end up in landfill.

    deTonnen von Abfall enden jeden Monat in der Deponie. — Esperantostern

  4. The ship has a carrying capacity of a thousand tonnes.

    deDas Schiff hat tausend Tonnen Ladefähigkeit. — Esperantostern

  5. The weight-bearing capacity of this bridge is ten tonnes only.

    deDiese Brücke hat nur eine Tragkraft von zehn Tonnen. — Manfredo

Origin

From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

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Forms

plural: tonnes

Synonyms

6 synonyms
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Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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