TUNNAGE

tonnage, tunnage, tonnage duty

(noun) a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tunnage (countable and uncountable, plural tunnages)

Alternative form of tonnage

Source: Wiktionary


Tun"nage (; 48), n. Etym: [From Tun; cf. Tonnage.]

Definition: See Tonnage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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