tonner

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tonner

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From ton + -er or tonne + -er.

noun tonners

in compounds A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons. There came a welcome interruption, however, when I heard the roar of wheels and rejoiced to see my Leyland three-tonner come rolling and heaving over the grass, heaped up with tools and sections of tubing, and bearing my foreman, Peters, and a very grimy assistant in front.

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@misc{tonner_2026,
  title = {tonner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tonner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}