Tonne
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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
Tonne\, n. [F.] A metric ton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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