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- pronunciation:
- tuhn
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definition 1: |
a unit of weight equal to two thousand pounds or 907.185 kilograms, used in the United States and Canada; short ton.
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definition 2: |
a unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016.047 kilograms, used in Great Britain; long ton.
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definition 3: |
see "metric ton."
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definition 4: |
a unit of interior capacity of ships, equal to one hundred cubic feet or 2.832 cubic meters; register ton.
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definition 5: |
a unit of carrying capacity of ships, usu. equal to forty cubic feet or 1.133 cubic meters.
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definition 6: |
a unit used in measuring the displacement of ships, equal to thirty-five cubic feet or a long ton of sea water.
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definition 7: |
(informal; often pl.) a very large amount.
tons of money- similar words:
- stack
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related words: |
heap, lot, mass, mountain, much, profusion |
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