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Definition of Short ton
1. Noun. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
Generic synonyms: Avoirdupois Unit
Terms within: Cental, Centner, Cwt, Hundredweight, Quintal, Short Hundredweight
Group relationships: Kiloton
Definition of Short ton
1. Noun. A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2,000 U.S. or Imperial pounds'''US FM 55-15 '' TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886'''''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Short ton
1. 2000 pounds. A ton, as commonly used in the U.S. And Canada. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Short Ton
Literary usage of Short 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 cargo ton is of two classes, weight and measurement. The weight ton may he
the " short " ton of 2000 pounds, the " long " ton of 2240 pounds, ..."
2. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"The cargo ton is of two classes, weight and measurement. The weight ton may be
the " short " ton of 2000 pounds, the " long " ton of 2240 pounds, ..."
3. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"The weight ton may be the " short " ton of 2000 pounds, the " long " ton of 2240
pounds, or the metric ton of 2204.(,2 pounds. ..."
4. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"The cargo ton is of two classes, weight and measurement. The weight ton may be
the " short" ton of 2000 pounds, the " long " ton of 2240 pounds, ..."
5. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"As the American rate of laborers' wages is about double the British rate, this
would make 43 cents per short ton of refuse destroyed on an American basis. ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"One short ton = 20 short hundredweights = 80 short quarters 2 000 pounds = 32000
ounces = 512000 drams = 14000000 grains. The fundamental unit of the ..."
7. Proceedings by Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society (1891)
"The best grade is now worth from $18 to $20 per short ton, and the crude material
about $6 per short ton. It does not take much of a pile to make a ton, ..."
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