ton
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- noun
- /tʌn/
- UK
:
tonelada larga (Reino Unido)
- He lifted a ton of bricks to help with the construction project.
- million tons
- billion tons
- tons of waste
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In 2008, inland capture fisheries produced an estimated 10 million metric tons of fish and crustaceans.
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In U.S. reactors, the total tops 70,000 tons, according to an analysis by the Associated Press.
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And together, you guys are pushing half a ton, give or take, correct?
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We know how much heat value there is in a ton of of municipal waste.
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That'd be ideal for carrying a ton of gold, wouldn't it, genius?
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Recoverability was estimated to be 2.8 million tons, or about 65 percent of that generated.
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It's for 5,000 tons of whale meat sold by Okata in 2013.
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On 2 July 1930, the 99-ton Saukko was placed into the water in Helsinki.
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In 1998, approximately 40 tons of kitchen scraps and 75 tons of manure and bedding were composted.
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The truck can carry up to 4 tons of cargo without being overloaded.
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A unit of weight used in the United States equal to 2,000 pounds, about 907 kilograms
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Etymology
Ton comes from the old English word tun, which meant a large 'cask' or barrel used for goods like wine. People counted weight by how many of these big barrels a load was, and in Britain that became the heavy measure of 2,240 pounds, so a ton means a very large weight.