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displacement ton

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kilograms) or 35 cubic feet (1 cubic meter) of seawater.


displacement ton

noun

  1. See ton
    the full name for ton 1


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