ton of fuel
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftonandfuel
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ton
noun[C]
uk/tʌn/us/tʌn/
a unit of weight equal to ...
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fuel
noun
uk/ˈfjuː.əl/us/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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(Definition oftonandfuelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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From atonoffueloil one uses the last drop.
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If thattonoffuelcan be used for taking the young recruit to different parts of the world, it will be well spent.
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For every seven tons of coal used, onetonoffueloil is used by industry, trade and commerce.
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Saving atonoffuelis frequently considerably cheaper- than mining another ton.
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Our aim should be to get the maximum utilisation from everytonoffuel.
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The average cost of atonoffuelfor electricity generation has increased during the last year from about £7 to £13.
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Every time the bucket is filled, onetonoffuelis saved.
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Just because they use the same chimney, they are considered as burning 1tonoffuelper hour, when in fact each is burning considerably less.
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Powered by coal that was brought by barge, it consumed atonoffuelevery four hours.
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She carried 50 tons of fuel in coal bunkers but needed a further 160 tons of coal for sealing voyages.
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This figure includes 1·4 million tons of fuel oil shipped for the use of vessels engaged in the foreign trade (including fishing vessels).
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There are figures of 1,500 men, 231 vehicles and trailers, and over 100 tons of fuel being flown over in twenty-four hours.
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This colliery has been working for six years, and they have stocked up about 200 tons of fuel.
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Imports of petroleum products in the last 12 months consisted of some 3,000 tons of fuel oil.
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It is estimated that central heating systems are using about 2·6 million tons of fuel oil.
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Voluntary saving as a result of one campaign in 1942 resulted in a saving of ix million tons of fuel.
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But it meant using 300,000 tons of fuel oil.
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That makes just four tons of fuel a week, 200 per year, and a single tanker brings 12,500 tons.
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The railways are at present using 800,000 tons of fuel oil a year.
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2,000 tons of fuel oil spilled into the sea and the ships that sank were carrying over 7 tons of sulphur.
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