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Definition of Long ton
1. Noun. A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds.
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois Unit
Terms within: Cwt, Hundredweight, Long Hundredweight
Definition of Long ton
1. Noun. The Avoirdupois or Imperial ton of 2,240 pounds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Long ton
1. (shipping ton) 2,240 pounds. Commonly used in Great Britain. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long Ton
Literary usage of Long ton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"The weight ton may he the " short " ton of 2000 pounds, the " long " ton of 2240
pounds ... In ocean commerce the weight ton is the long ton of 2240 pounds, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The avoirdupois units are as follows: One long ton = 20 long hundredweights 80
long quarters 2240 pounds = 35840 ounces = 573440 drams ..."
3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"From the data, it appears that for twenty-four installations the average cost of
labor per long ton (2 240 Ib.) of refuse destroyed would amount to 24.3 ..."
4. Mathematics for Common Schools.. by John Henry Walsh (1895)
"long ton. 72084 10203 In selling iron, coal at the mines, ores, etc., and in
calculating ... (long ton.) 4. What is the total weight in tons (long), etc., ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"For the purpose of this paper, We will assume the cost of the reducing agent as
not less than $10 per long ton, or $3.33 for about one-third of a ton, ..."
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