Log in or Sign up
short ton love

short ton

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word short ton.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. avoirdupois unit

cross-references (4)

Cross-references

  1. long ton
  2. measurement ton
  3. metric ton
  4. register ton

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • reesetee commented on the word short ton

    Common measurement for a ton in the United States, equal to 2,000 lbs or 0.907 metric tons.

    November 7, 2007