multiton

Ken Fallin Little by little, the momentum of my strenuous two-handed yanking began to rock a giant steel double hoop straddling the spine of the 15-foot-high, multiton piece.

America's Great Man of Steel Marc Myers 2011

And so, from Colombia, you see the cartels putting multiton shipments, up to eight and 10 tons of cocaine a time, into submarines.

CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2009 2009

NARRATOR: Camouflaged by thousands of truckloads of legal commerce, multiton shipments of drugs come across the border with ease and efficiency.

CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2009 2009

But this cross-country cyberview of a multiton animal in synch with a relatively itty-bitty human is a very apropos way to dither.

‘What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage’ 2008

The December 2001 seizure of the multiton consignment of cocaine aboard the vessel Macel in the Mexican Pacific port of Manzanillo bolstered the evidence against her, because cell phone records found on the boat subsequently tied the cargo to Avila Beltrán and Espinoza Ramírez, who was also arrested in Mexico City on the night of her capture two weeks ago.

Underworld Queenpin 2007

Hours after his confession of fear, those nerve-rattling bounces imploded Crandall's coal walls with enough force to split a multiton mining machine.

One Family’s Grief 2007

“Elizabeth,” said Gomez, her heart racing, “what was your plan for dealing with forty-one multiton, radioactive rock creatures when they woke up, possibly disoriented, possibly pissed off?”

Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

“Elizabeth,” said Gomez, her heart racing, “what was your plan for dealing with forty-one multiton, radioactive rock creatures when they woke up, possibly disoriented, possibly pissed off?”

Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

“Elizabeth,” said Gomez, her heart racing, “what was your plan for dealing with forty-one multiton, radioactive rock creatures when they woke up, possibly disoriented, possibly pissed off?”

Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

We couldn't see it but we could hear it, the sound of heavy motors and stressed metal and the periodic thunder of multiton cargo containers in transit.

Spin 2005