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short ton

short ton noun: a unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.

Noun

short ton (plural short tons)

  1. A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
    Synonyms:
    ton[Appendix:Glossary

short ton meaning in Tamil

short ton in Tamil

குறு எடையளவு

Synonyms of short ton

  • ton[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of short ton

pluralshort tons

Questions about short ton

What does short ton mean?
Short ton means a unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
What is short ton in Tamil?
Short ton in Tamil is குறு எடையளவு. See Short ton meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is short ton?
Short ton is a noun.
What is the plural of short ton?
The plural of short ton is short tons.

Words near short ton in the dictionary

  1. short term
  2. short terms
  3. short time
  4. short title
  5. short titles
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  8. short track
  9. short tracks
  10. short trousers
  11. short twentieth centuries

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