Measurement-ton

noun
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See under 1 (def 5).
[tuhn] /tʌn/
noun
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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.
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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.
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a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m) (shipping ton or measurement ton)
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a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) (register ton)
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Often, tons. Informal. a great quantity; a lot:
a ton of jokes; tons of wedding presents.
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British Informal. a speed of 100 miles per hour.
noun
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the full name for ton1 (sense 5)
/tʌn/
noun
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(Brit) Also called long ton. a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
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(US) Also called short ton, net ton. a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms
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Also called metric ton, tonne. a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms
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Also called freight ton. 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: freight is charged at £40 per ton of 1 cubic metre
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Also called measurement ton, shipping ton. a unit of volume used in shipping freight, equal to 40 cubic feet, irrespective of the commodity shipped
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Also called displacement ton. a unit used for measuring the displacement of a ship, equal to 35 cubic feet of sea water or 2240 pounds
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Also called register ton. a unit of internal capacity of ships equal to 100 cubic feet
/tɔ̃/
noun
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style, fashion, or distinction
/tʌn/
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(slang, mainly Brit) a score or achievement of a hundred, esp a hundred miles per hour, as on a motorcycle
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late 14c., tonne, unit for measuring the carrying capacity of a ship, originally “space occupied by a tun or cask of wine,” thus identical to tun (q.v.). The two words were not differentiated until 1680s. The measure of weight is first recorded late 15c.; the spelling ton is from 1530s, and became firmly established 18c.
ton
(tŭn)

noun phrase

A handheld automatic repeating firearm; a submachine gun; burp gun, chopper

[1929+; fr the name of the .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun, the earliest well-known weapon of this sort, and a favorite arm of the gangster era]
threshold odor number
see: like a ton of bricks