tonne

noun

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While Summer most likely has tonnes of toys and a dog bed, there’s something about cardboard boxes that entices pets. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 With metal reserves exceeding 21 million tonnes, the site has been confirmed by exploration to be one of the largest lead-zinc deposits globally. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 Hydrom says the seven remaining projects are still progressing, with a target of producing 1 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025 As a result, the one million pounds of thrust from the Soyuz pulled the 144-tonne cabin out and tossed it into the blast pit 20 m (66 ft) below, where it was catastrophically damaged. New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tonne

Word History

Etymology

French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tonne was in 1869

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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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