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Noun: tonne-kilometre
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: tonne-kilometer)
  1. Tonne-kilometre, a unit of measure used in freight transport to determine the transport of one tonne of goods over one kilometre
    "A transport of 1250 kilograms over 90 kilometres equals 112,5 tonne-kilometres";
    - tonne-kilometer [US], tkm

Derived forms: tonne-kilometres

Type of: unit, unit of measurement

Encyclopedia: Tonne-kilometre