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short ton

noun

  1. the full name for ton 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The reports, too, are at least as often made as ounces in the short ton of 2000 lbs., as on the more orthodox ton of 2240 lbs.

Three librae of silver per centumpondium would be equal to 875 ounces per short ton.

Lighterage costs $1.25 per short ton, or six cents per cental.

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