Template:Twenty-foot equivalent units/doc
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Purpose
[edit]To show measurements in terms of the Twenty-foot equivalent unit in a consistent manner that is compliant with WP:MOSNUM. Also to introduce the intended meaning of the abbreviation TEU the first time it is used in an article.
Usage
[edit]{{TEU|number|first=yes}}
Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.
Examples
[edit]| Input | Displays as |
|---|---|
| {{TEU|36,000|first=yes}} | 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) |
| {{TEU|36,000}} | 36,000 TEU |
Related templates
[edit]| Template | Measurement | Example | Unit type | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Displacement}} | for displacement (ship) | 36,000 metric tons of displacement 36,000 long tons of displacement |
weight | modern |
| {{Deadweight tonnage}} | for deadweight tonnage | 36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) | weight | modern |
| {{Gross tonnage}} | for gross tonnage | 36,000 gross tonnage (GT) | dimensionless index | modern |
| {{Net tonnage}} | for net tonnage | 36,000 net tonnage (NT) | dimensionless index | modern |
| {{Twenty-foot equivalent units}} | for twenty-foot equivalent units | 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) | capacity | modern |
| {{Net register tonnage}} | for net register tonnage | 36,000 net register tons (NRT) | volume | outdated |
| {{Gross register tonnage}} | for gross register tonnage | 36,000 gross register tons (GRT) | volume | outdated |