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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(in combination) 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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Tonner means (in combination) A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons..
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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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