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1. tonnes

   The tonne ( (listen) or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units), and the long ton (British imperial units). It is equivalent to approximately 2204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons, and 0.984 long tons. The official SI unit is the megagram (symbol: Mg), a less common way to express the same mass.

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1. Tonnes

   Tonnes is a village in the northern part of the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland coast, about 100 kilometres northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. It is north of the islands of Aldra and Lurøya, east of Hestmona, and south of Rangsundøya.

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tonnes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4714

Anagrams for tonnes »

1. sonnet

2. tenons

3. nonets

How to pronounce tonnes?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tonnes in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tonnes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tonnes in a Sentence

1. Lucy Luo Minghui:

   In a month we've collected just 650 tonnes, if we don't have enough material, our business is at a loss because we must pay for workers, electricians and water.

2. Luis Gonzalez:

   Around 100 tonnes of powder, 2.6 million detonators, 99 projectiles and around 3,000 cannon shells were found, the documentation that the captain had in regards to the merchandise that was being transported in the China-flagged vessel did not correspond to what we found.

3. Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev:

   I confirm that Russia has sent Syria 100,000 tonnes of wheat.

4. Pieter Deboutte:

   If you want to (produce) 1.5 million tonnes of copper, this is only possible if you solve the energy problem.

5. Luis Abinader:

   It will be 18 tonnes of equipment to fulfill their mission : save lives.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnes
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tonnes