Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonne-kilometer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: ton-ne-k-ilo-me-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a unit of measure used in freight transport which determines the transport of one tonne of goods by a transport mode over one kilometer.

Example Sentences

"A transport of 1250 kilograms over 90 kilometers equals 112,5 tonne-kilometers."

Synonyms

tonne-kilometre tkm

Questions

What does tonne-kilometer mean?: a unit of measure used in freight transport which determines the transport of one tonne of goods by a transport mode over one kilometer.

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