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cargo ship tonnage [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
DEF

Either "weight" or "capacity". The weight ton in the US and in British countries is the English long or gross ton of 2240 lb. A ton of carrying capacity of a ship is 40 cubic feet.

OBS

Standardized by CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
DEF

Peut être "au poids" ou "au cubage". La tonne au poids, aux E.-U. et dans les pays britanniques, est la tonne forte (2240 lb. La tonne "au cubage" est ordinairement de 40 pieds cubes.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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