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Definition of Tonnes
1. tonne [n] - See also: tonne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonnes
Literary usage of Tonnes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Capital (1888)
"As levy metal is 50 per cent of the total aluminium production, 254 tonnes of
aluminium will have to be produced to sustain an expenditure of Rs. 1 crore on ..."
2. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1878)
"The SPEEDWELL of 18 tonnes. Owners John Esson senr & John Esson ... The NIGHTINGALE
of 26 tonnes. Owner William Sanders. 12. The PRIMROSE of 20 tonnes. ..."
3. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1878)
"The SPEEDWELL of 18 tonnes. Owners John Esson sen* ic Join Eoa junr 8. ...
The NIGHTINGALE of 26 tonnes. Owner William Sanders. 12. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters (1916)
"... Jones Mr: — Robert Bell, xj tonnes french wynes Danyell Hall, iiij tonnes redd
wynes Hum: Slaney, xxx tonnes j hhd fr[ench] wyne Thomas Bewley ..."
5. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001)
"Industrial non-hazardous waste, which amounted to 36 million tonnes per year in
the late 1980s, ... Current estimates are around 4 million tonnes per year. ..."
6. A Treatise on Ore Deposits by John Arthur Phillips (1884)
"Altogether about 40 zinc mines were working in 1881, of which 25 produced more
than 2000 tonnes of zinc, 18 more than 5000 tonnes, 12 more than 125000 ..."
7. Oecd Review of Agricultural Policies by SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"The TRQ is 1117 tonnes (FY 2005). Of this total, Brazil has a quota of ...
The total TRQ allocation is 250 000 tonnes and had a fill rate of 100% in 2003. ..."
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