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ton: see English units of measurement English units of measurement, principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two related systems—the U.S. ..... Click the link for more information. . ton 1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms 2. US a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms 3. a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms 4. a unit of volume or weight used for charging or measuring freight in shipping. It depends on the type of material being shipped but is often taken as 40 cubic feet, 1 cubic metre, or 1000 kilograms 5. a unit of volume used in shipping freight, equal to 40 cubic feet, irrespective of the commodity shipped 6. a unit used for measuring the displacement of a ship, equal to 35 cubic feet of sea water or 2240 pounds 7. a unit of internal capacity of ships equal to 100 cubic feet How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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