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• freight ton —    originally a unit of volume equal to 40 cubic feet; see ton5. More recently, another name for the revenue ton …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• freight ton — noun see ton II * * * ton1 (def. 2). * * * freight ton see under ↑ton1 • • • Main Entry: ↑freight * * * freight ton, a unit of measure about equal to the space occupied by a ton s weight of the thing measured, usually about 40 cubic feet; …   Useful english dictionary

• ton —    1. (tn or T or t)    a traditional unit of weight equal to 20 hundredweight.    In the United States and Canada, there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight and exactly 2000 pounds (907.185 kilograms) in the ton. In Britain, there are 112 pounds …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• measurement ton — (MTON or MT)    a unit of volume used for measuring the cargo of a ship, truck, train, or other freight carrier, equal to exactly 40 cubic feet, or approximately 1.1326 cubic meters. This unit was traditionally called a freight ton (see ton5),… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• ton — ton1 or displacement ton [tun] n. pl. tons; sometimes, after a number,ton [var. (differentiated (17th c.) for senses “weight, measure”) of TUN] 1. a unit of weight, equal to 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (907.1847 kilograms or 0.90718 metric ton or… …   English World dictionary

• Ton — Not to be confused with tonnage. For other uses, see Ton (disambiguation). The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a… …   Wikipedia

• ton — ton1 /tun/, n. 1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain. 2. Also called freight ton. a unit of volume for… …   Universalium

• measurement ton — noun see ton II * * * measurement ton = freight ton. (Cf. ↑freight ton) …   Useful english dictionary

• ton — 1. n. 1 (in full long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb. avoirdupois (1016.05 kg). 2 (in full short ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb. avoirdupois (907.19 kg). 3 (in full metric ton) = TONNE. 4 a (in full displacement ton) a unit of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ton — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twelve hundredweight, two thousand pounds, short ton, metric ton, tonne, a thousand kilograms, long ton, shipping ton, displacement ton, measurement ton, freight ton; see also weight 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n …   English dictionary for students

• ton — ton1 [tʌn] (abbrev.: t, also US tn) noun 1》 (also long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg). 2》 (also short ton) chiefly N. Amer. a unit of weight equal to 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg). 3》 short for metric ton. 4》… …   English new terms dictionary