foot-ton

[ foo t-tuhn ]
/ ˈfʊtˈtʌn /

noun Physics.

a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equivalent to 2240 foot-pounds and equal to the energy expended in raising a ton of 2240 pounds a distance of one foot against the force of gravity.

Origin of foot-ton

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby foot-ton

foot-lambert, foot-pound, foot-pound-second, foot-pound-second system, foot-poundal, foot-ton, footage, footbag, football, footballer, footbath

British Dictionary definitions for foot-ton

foot-ton

noun

a unit of work or energy equal to 2240 foot-pounds