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ton — I. noun (plural tons; also ton) Etymology: Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity more at tun Date: 14th century 1. a. a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet called also register ton b. a unit approximately equal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ton — (t[u^]n), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, {AS}. tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. {Tun},{Tunnel}.] (Com.) A measure of weight or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — ► 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) a metric ton. 4) (also displacement ton) a unit of… … English terms dictionary
ton — [ tʌn ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,000 POUNDS and equal to 907 kilograms: The horse could pull up to 50 tons. Transporting the coal costs $40 per ton. two ton/80 ton etc. (=weighing two tons/80 tons… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ton — S3 [tʌn] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tun container, unit of weight (11 21 centuries), from Old English tunne] 1.) plural tons or ton written abbreviation t a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pou … Dictionary of contemporary English
ton — A ton is a unit of weight, and a tun is a cask or wine measure. Both are pronounced tun and were once the same word, but they became differentiated in the 17c. A tonne, also pronounced tun, is a metric ton equivalent to 1,000 kilograms … Modern English usage
ton mile — ton mile, or ton mile «TUHN MYL», noun. 1. one ton of freight carried a distance of one mile, a unit of measurement in transportation statistics. 2. a unit of measurement in estimating automobile economy. The loaded weight of the car in tons is… … Useful english dictionary
Ton mile — (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ton — (n.) 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 (Cf. tun) (q.v.). The two words were not differentiated until 1680s. The measure of weight is… … Etymology dictionary
ton|nage — «TUHN ihj», noun. 1. a) the carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in tons of 100 cubic feet. A ship of 50,000 cubic feet of space for freight has a tonnage of 500 tons. b) the amount of a commodity or other cargo shipped, loaded, unloaded, or in … Useful english dictionary
