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long ton

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long ton
n.
See ton.

long ton
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the full name for ton1 [1]

long ton
See ton.

2,240 pounds. Also called LT; L/T; or LTON.
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Noun1.long ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 poundslong ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
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


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8 million 119,000 * Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) is the total carrying capacity of a ship and is expressed in long tons (1 long ton = 2,240 pounds).
She was a small, two-decked former 92-gun wooden "line of battle" ship, measuring 205ft long, 54ft deep, with a gross tonnage of 4,375 long tons and originally eguipped with 10,8inch guns and eighty-two 30-pounders.
The second shiplift would accommodate vessels up to 250 feet in length weighing up to 2,500 long tons.
 
 
 
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