Ton example sentences
Related (5): weight, load, mass, volume, quantity
ton
noun
ton (noun) · tons (plural noun) · short ton (noun) · short tons (plural noun) · shorts ton (plural noun) · long ton (noun) · longs ton (plural noun) · displacement ton (noun) · displacements ton (plural noun) · freight ton (noun) · freights ton (plural noun) · gross ton (noun) · grosses ton (plural noun) · net (noun)
- a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (907.19 kg).
- a unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds avoirdupois (1016.05 kg).
- short for metric ton
- a unit of measurement of a ship's weight representing the weight of water it displaces, equal to 2,240 pounds or 35 cubic feet (0.99 cu m).
- a unit of weight or volume of sea cargo, equal to a metric ton (1,000 kg) or 40 cubic feet.
- a unit of gross internal capacity, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m).
- an equivalent unit of net internal capacity.
- a unit of refrigerating power able to freeze 2,000 pounds of water at 0°C in 24 hours.
- a measure of capacity for various materials, especially 40 cubic feet of timber.
- a large number or amount:
ton
noun
ton (noun) · the ton (noun)
- fashionable style or distinction:
- fashionable society: