tonne

noun

ˈtən 

: metric ton

Examples of tonne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The battery itself weighs 131 tonnes and offers up to 600 kilowatts of power. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Its radiation shielding would weigh no more than three tonnes. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Last June, the European Anti-Fraud Office found huge piles of textile waste—somewhere around 4,200 tonnes—illegally shipped from Italy to Turkey in order to avoid expensive recycling requirements. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

One flight carried 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the capital of Kathmandu, including portable generator sets, dignity kits, food packets and water purification tablets, as well as doctors, paramedics and rescue workers, Jaishankar said. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tonne

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• hun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run