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long ton

noun

  1. ton11 : L.T.


long 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of long ton1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

Cliffs will now have a capacity of about 28 million long tons and the combined companies shipped 17 million tons last year.

It has 45 TVs, including 30 63-inch plasma sets, and its walls are plastered with a long ton of sports memorabilia.

All quotations on this metal are given in two systems, the "pounds Sterling per long ton" and the "cents per pound."

They could ship us opium by the long ton—that didn't affect the delicate condition, though.

The yearly output of the anthracite mines is upward of fifty-five million long tons a year, or somewhat less than five million tons per month.

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