'Net tonnage' definitions:
Definition of 'Net tonnage'
From: GCIDE
- Net \Net\, a. [F. See Neat clean.]
- 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.] [1913 Webster]
- Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc. [1913 Webster]