short tons

A form of short ton — A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of short ton
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APA

short tons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20tons

MLA

“short tons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20tons. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short tons,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20tons.

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