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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tonne       [tuhn] Pronunciation Key,
–noun
metric ton.

[Origin: 1900–05; < F; see ton1]
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tonne       (tŭn)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A metric ton.


[French, from Old French, tun, from Late Latin tunna, probably of Celtic origin.]

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tonne

noun
a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: metric ton

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Tonne

Ton`neau"\, n.; pl. Tonneaux. [F.]

1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.

2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an automobile having such an after part.

3. = Tonne.

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