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short tons

short tons is the plural of short ton.

Meaning of short ton

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

Questions about short tons

What is short tons the plural of?
Short tons is the plural of short ton.

Words near short tons in the dictionary

  1. short terms
  2. short time
  3. short title
  4. short titles
  5. short ton
  6. short tons
  7. short track
  8. short tracks
  9. short trousers
  10. short twentieth centuries
  11. short twentieth century

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