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 corresponding figures for the long ton are 12.544 grams for lime and 17.92 grams for soda.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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