tonne
noun
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The facility handled nearly 75 million passengers in 2018 and 5.1 million tonnes of cargo and mail, playing a crucial rule in Hong Kong’s economy. — Time Staff, Time, "Flights Canceled for a Second Day as Protesters Reoccupy Hong Kong's Airport," 13 Aug. 2019 Its sinking East of Shanghai, was the greatest spill in the last 24 years, with 113,000 tonnes. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "Exxon Valdez changed the oil industry forever—but new threats emerge," 22 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tonne.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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