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LONG TON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does long ton mean?
• LONG TON (noun)
The noun LONG TON has 1 sense:
1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
Familiarity information: LONG TON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("long ton" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "long ton"):
cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight (a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds)
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