short ton

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A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2,000 U.S. or Imperial poundsUS FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886
A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (as versus a long ton, or tonne, which is 1,000 kilograms, or about 2,206 pounds)
             Customary term for two thousand pounds mass
A short ton equals 2,000 pounds or 907 kilograms
U S weight measure equal to 2,000 pounds (17)
- 2,000 pounds Materials such as glass, cardboard, newspaper, aluminum and plastics are weighed in short tons
Equals 2,000 pounds
2,000 lbs of coal, which can provide about 26 x 106 BTU
2,000 pounds (USA)
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2,000 pounds
unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds
2,000 pounds
A short ton equals 2,000 Canaveral Port Authority's lifting capacity and cargo measurements are designated in short tons
a unit of mass equal to 2000 pounds avoirdupois
Common measurement for a ton in the United States A short ton is equal to 2,000 lbs or 0 907 metric tons
A unit of weight that equals 2,000 pounds
short tons
plural form of short ton
short ton

    Silbentrennung

    Short ton

    Türkische aussprache

    şôrt tʌn

    Aussprache

    /ˈsʜôrt ˈtən/ /ˈʃɔːrt ˈtʌn/

    Etymologie

    [ 'short ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack.
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