tonnes
Thousands of kilograms
Tonnes is the plural of tonne, the metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms—about 2,205 pounds.
Outside the United States, tonne is the standard spelling; Americans typically write metric ton.
Informally, tonnes means a great quantity: I have tonnes of work to do.
Standard of measurement
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- massQuantity of matter
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- megagramThousand-kilogram mass unit
kilotonne · gigatonne · scale · quantify · calibration · precision · weighing · metrication
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- containerThing for storing items
tanker · displacement · hold · manifest · lading · dockside · stevedore · ballast
metric
Standard of measurement
megagram · kilotonne · gigatonne · scale · quantify · calibration · precision · weighing · metrication · SI
cargo
Transported goods
container · tanker · displacement · hold · manifest · lading · dockside · stevedore · ballast · berth
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
grain · aggregate · mining · extraction · output · yield · production · quarry · smelting · refinery
avalanche
Rapid mountain snow collapse
heaps · loads · masses · stacks · piles · oceans · buckets · oodles · scads · reams
tonnestons
Large quantities, informally
short tons · pounds · hundredweights · stones · ounces
tonnesgrams
Metric mass units
milligrams · micrograms · ounces · nanograms · centigrams
- gross tonnageShip's total enclosed space
- deadweight tonnageShip's maximum cargo load
- tonnage duesFees based on ship capacity
- metric tonne1000 kg precisely