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ton  (tn)

n. Abbr. t. or tn.

1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton.

2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton.

3. A metric ton. See Table at measurement.

4. A unit of capacity for cargo in maritime shipping, normally estimated at 40 cubic feet.

5. A unit of internal capacity of a ship equal to 100 cubic feet.

6. A unit for measuring the displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet, and supposed to equal the volume taken by a long ton of seawater.

7. Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: has a ton of work; gets tons of fan mail.

b. Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a ton better; has seen her tons lately.

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[Middle English tonne, a measure of weight; see tun.]

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ton ¹

Noun

1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046 kilograms

2. US & Canad a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms

3. See metric ton

4. come down on someone like a ton of bricks to scold someone very severely

Adverb

tons a lot: I've got tons of things to do before going on holiday [variant of tun]

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ton ²

Noun

Slang, chiefly Brit a hundred miles per hour [special use of ton¹]

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ton  (tn)

1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). Also called short ton. See Table at measurement.

2. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,240 pounds (1,008 kilograms). Also called long ton. See Table at measurement.

3. See metric ton.

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Ton a very large amount; a measure of weight (2240 Ib. in the United Kingdom, 2000 Ib. in the United States); also used in the plural, e.g. “tons” of something; people of fashion, collectively, e.g. “the ton,” 1815.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds net ton, short ton avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights cental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds kiloton - one thousand tons
	2.	ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds gross ton, long ton avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights long hundredweight, cwt, hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

Translations

ton [tʌn] n (BRIT) (= 1016 kg), (US) (also: short ton) (= 907,18 kg) → tonelada;

tons of (col) → montones de

ton [tʌn] n → tonne f (Brit: = 1016 kg; US = 907 kg; metric = 1000 kg);

(Naut) (also: register ton) → tonneau m (= 2.83 cu.m);

tons of (inf) → des tas de

ton [tʌn] n (Brit) → (britische) Tonne f;

(US) (also: short ton) → (US-)Tonne f (ca. 907 kg);

(also: metric ton) → (metrische) Tonne f;

tons of (inf) → Unmengen von

ton [tʌn] n → tonnellata (BRIT = 1016 kg; 20 cwt; US = 907 kg; metric = 1000 kg);

(NAUT) (also: register ton) → tonnellata di stazza (= 2.83 cu.m; 100 cu.ft);

tons of (col) → un mucchio or sacco di

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ton

n ton [tan]

1 a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne tan) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes) It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight. ton طُن тон tuna ton; -tons die Tonne τόνος tonelada tonn تن tonni tonne טוֹן टन, भार मापने की इकाई tona tonna ton tonn tonnellata トン 톤(질량의 단위) tona tonna tan ton tonn tona tonelada tonă (метрическая) тонна tona tona tona ton หน่วยน้ำหนักเท่ากับ 2,000 ปอนด์ (ในอเมริกา) ton 噸 тонна ٹن، سو کوئنٹل کا وزن tấn 吨

2 a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet). honderd kubieke voet حُمولَة طُن тонаж tuna registerton die Tonne κόρος tonelada registertonn تن rekisteritonni tonneau טון ढेर सा kubična stopa regisztertonna ton tonn, rúmlest tonnellata (di stazza) トン 선박의 톤수 tona tonna tan ton (register)tonn tona rejestrowa, miara pojemności wewnętrznej tonelada tonă тонна вместимости tona brutoregistrska tona tona registerton หน่วยความจุภายในเรือ gemi ambarı hacmi ölçü birimi (2,83 m3) 船隻的載重單位 тонна جہاز ميں خلا کي ايک اکائي đơn vị đo kích cỡ tàu thuyền 船只的载重单位

n ˈtonnage [-nidʒ]

the space available on a ship, measured in tons. tonnemaat طُنِّيَّه، الوزْن بالطُّن тон tonáž tonnage; lasteevne die Tonnage χωρητικότητα σε τόνους tonelaje tonnaaþ گنجایش کشتی بر حسب تن vetoisuus tonnage תְפוּסָה שֶׁל אָנִייָה टन के तौल में जहाज का आंतरिक घन विस्तार अथवा भारवहन-सामर्थ्य nosivost, tonaža tonnatartalom tonase lestarrÿmi tonnellaggio, stazza トン数 (선박의) 용적 톤수 tonažas tonnāža tanan tonnage tonnasje tonaż tonelagem tonaj тоннаж tonáž tonaža tonaža tonnage ขนาดของเรือ (วัดด้วยความจุของเรือที่สามารถรับได้) tonaj 船舶噸位 тоннаж جہاز ميں موجود خلا khả năng chuyên chở của tàu thuyền 船舶吨位

n pl tons

a lot I've got tons of letters to write. tonne أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه много tuny tonsvis die Unmenge πάμπολλοι montones tuhanded, musttuhat یک عالمه؛ زیاد kasoittain des tonnes de הָמוֹן ढेर सा, सैकड़ों gomila, na tone rengeteg banyak ógrynni (un sacco) たくさんの 다량, 다수 daugybė, krūva milzums; kaudzēm sangat banyak heleboel massevis, tonnevis mnóstwo montes de o mulţime de масса tony na tone gomila massor จำนวนมาก tonlarca, bir sürü/yığın 許許多多 безліч بہت زيادہ nhiều 许许多多