short ton

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short ton

noun short tons

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

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noun USCS ton

日本語	米トン Bei-ton
中文	英噸 /英吨 yīngdūn
Français	tonne courte

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@misc{short_ton_2026,
  title = {short ton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short%20ton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}