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tonne

[ tuhn ]

tonne

/ tʌn /

noun

  1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 pounds Also called (not in technical use)metric ton


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne1

From French, dating back to 1900–05; ton 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonne1

from French

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Example Sentences

“Fantasy was like a pulse to her,” Vogue Fashion Director Tonne Goodman says of Vreeland in the film.

When he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne?

I think it is Chamfort who says, that "un sot qui a un moment d'esprit, tonne et scandalise comme des chevaux de fiacre au galop."

Pour moi, qu'en sant mme un autre monde tonne,Qui crois l'me immortelle, et que c'est Dieu qui tonne.

However, the Scandinavian Tonne is yet larger and recalls the big acres of northern England.

The letter of Mr. Kidder relative to the "pretty pynnace of about thirty tonne," is again referred to by your correspondent.

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