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单词 long ton
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long ton


long ton

n. See ton.

long ton

n (Units) the full name for ton11

ton1

(tʌn)

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 freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat. 3. metric ton. 4. displacement ton. 5. a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m). 6. a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) (register ton). 7. Often, tons. a great quantity; a lot: a ton of jokes. [1350–1400; Middle English; variant of tun]

ton2


(Fr. tôn),
n., pl. tons (Fr. tôn). 1. high fashion; stylishness. 2. the current fashion, style, or vogue. [1755–65; < French < Latin tonus tone]

-ton

a suffix formerly used to form nouns from adjectives: simpleton; singleton. [variant of dial. tone one (see tother)]

long ton

(lông) See ton.

long ton

2,240 pounds. Also called LT; L/T; or LTON.
Thesaurus
Noun1.long ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 poundslong ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 poundsgross ton, tonavoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightslong hundredweight, cwt, hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

long ton


long ton

[′lȯŋ ′tən] (industrial engineering) ton

long ton

The equivalent of 2,240 lb (1,016 kg).
FinancialSeeTonSee L/T
See LTON

long ton


Related to long ton: metric ton
  • noun

Synonyms for long ton

noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

Synonyms

  • gross ton
  • ton

Related Words

  • avoirdupois unit
  • long hundredweight
  • cwt
  • hundredweight
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