Ton-Mile

ton-mile

[′tən ′mīl] (civil engineering) In railroading, a standard measure of traffic, based on the rate of carriage per mile of each passenger or ton of freight.

Ton-Mile

a unit of measurement for freight transportation by oceangoing vessels. Ton-miles are calculated by multiplying the weight of the cargo in tons by the distance traveled by the vessel in nautical miles. In the USSR, the ton-mile is used for planning and calculating the freight turnover of oceangoing vessels. In other types of transport, freight turnover is measured in ton-kilometers (1 nautical mile equals 1.852 km).

单词	ton-mile
释义	ton-mile ton-mile (tŭn′mīl′)n. A unit of freight transportation equivalent to a ton of freight moved one mile. Ton-Mile ton-mile [′tən ′mīl] (civil engineering) In railroading, a standard measure of traffic, based on the rate of carriage per mile of each passenger or ton of freight. Ton-Mile a unit of measurement for freight transportation by oceangoing vessels. Ton-miles are calculated by multiplying the weight of the cargo in tons by the distance traveled by the vessel in nautical miles. In the USSR, the ton-mile is used for planning and calculating the freight turnover of oceangoing vessels. In other types of transport, freight turnover is measured in ton-kilometers (1 nautical mile equals 1.852 km).
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