Synonyms for
Tonnes
Definition
A metric unit of weight that is equal to 1000 kilograms.
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Common collocations
- hundreds of tonnes
- thousands of tonnes
- millions of tonnes
- weighing many tonnes
- a few tonnes
- over 100 tonnes
- under 50 tonnes
Word family
noun tonne
Usage note
The word 'tonne' is the standard British spelling for a metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. The American spelling is 'ton', which can refer to either the metric tonne or the US customary ton (2,000 pounds).
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Example sentences
- The ship carried twenty tonnes of cargo.
- The elephant weighed six tonnes.
- The bridge can support up to fifty tonnes of weight.
- The truck was carrying ten tonnes of sand.
- The airplane can carry over one hundred tonnes of fuel.
Quotes
I've been in the mines for years. I worked six days a week and ten hours a day, and I was paid in tonnes of coal. - Lee Kuan Yew
I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence. - Brooke Shields
In the 1960s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal. - Dolly Parton