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noun

See under ton¹ (def. 5).

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shipping articles, shipping clerk, shipping fever, shipping lane, shipping room, shipping ton, shippon, ship-rigged, ship's articles, ship's biscuit, ship's boy

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How to use shipping ton in a sentence

But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
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Some of the things that Jay lied about to the cops actually make a ton of sense.
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Manufacturing merchandise, publicity (a radio ad in SF, Facebook ads, venue specific advertising), supplies, shipping.
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A plastic factory, a hardware supplier, and shipping–and-receiving giants like Fed-Ex and DHL are neighboring businesses.
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For those in the resource world, every ton of junk that goes into a landfill represents wasted energy.
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The price of salt at one period of the long Peninsular war rose to £30 per ton, being retailed in Birmingham at 4l.
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If you think the fly-wheel is not sufficiently heavy for his engine, add half a ton more to the ring.
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At Thetford the cost may be put at from $20 to $25 per ton, the latter probably being nearer the average.
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She was only having a look; flying around the shipping and Headquarters camp at a great height, but dropping no bombs.
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That curious, almost ridiculous-looking craft, was among the aristocracy of shipping.
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British Dictionary definitions for shipping ton

shipping ton

noun

the full name for ton 1 (def. 5)

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