long ton
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of long ton
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A long ton is defined as exactly 2240 lb.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
It has 45 TVs, including 30 63-inch plasma sets, and its walls are plastered with a long ton of sports memorabilia.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2012
A comedy special on which Hope's guests include James Garner, Nancy Kwan, Danny Thomas, plus something over one long ton of All-America football flesh on the hoof.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the bakers got it just right, it stood eight feet high, carried 1,500 roses, weighed just over a long ton.
From Time Magazine Archive
The long ton is used by coal dealers in some localities, but the ton, sometimes called the short ton, is in more general use and is the one meant unless long ton is specified.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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