measurement freight ton
11ton — ton1 [tʌn] (abbrev.: t, also US tn) 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》 short for metric ton. 4》… …
12shipping ton — a traditional unit measuring the volume (not the weight) of items shipped by sea. The U.S. shipping ton is the same as the freight ton (see ton5), 40 cubic feet or about 1.1326 cubic meters. The British shipping ton is 5% larger at 42 cubic… …
13measurement cargo — noun also measurement goods or measurement freight 1. : cargo or goods charged for carriage by bulk rather than weight 2. : a cargo measuring less than 40 cubic feet per long ton or weighing less than 56 pounds per cubic foot …
14cubic ton — a unit of volume, used in various ways but most commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13267 cubic meters). This makes it the same as the freight ton (see ton5) …
15ton 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… …
16ton-mile — ton mileage, n. /tun muyl /, n. a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile. [1900 05] * * * …
17Ton — (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… …
18Ton 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 …
19ton-mile — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: ton (II) + mile : a statistical unit of freight transportation equivalent to a ton of freight moved one mile compare car mile * * * ton mileage, n. /tun muyl /, n. a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent …
20ton — 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… …
