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gross tonnage in American EnglishnounNautical the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton), with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted Also called: gross register tonnage Examples of 'gross tonnage' in a sentencegross tonnage She is classed as a large ship and her gross tonnage is 70,327.This figure is actually its gross tonnage, which is, surprisingly, a measure of the ship's volume in cubicmetres. |