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long tons

long tons is the plural of long ton.

Meaning of long ton

Noun

long ton (plural long tons)

  1. (historical) A traditional unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each, equivalent to approximately 1016 kilograms.
    Synonyms:
    ton[Appendix:Glossary, tun

Questions about long tons

What is long tons the plural of?
Long tons is the plural of long ton.

Words near long tons in the dictionary

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  2. long toes
  3. long Tom
  4. long Toms
  5. long ton
  6. long tons
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  8. long trousers
  9. long u
  10. long u's
  11. long ues

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