freight ton
noun
Words nearby freight ton
Definition for freight-ton (2 of 2)
ton
1
[ tuhn ]
/ tʌn /
noun
Origin of ton
1
1350–1400; Middle English; variant of
tun
British Dictionary definitions for freight-ton (1 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for freight-ton (2 of 4)
ton
1
/ (tʌn) /
noun
See also
tons
Word Origin for ton
C14: variant of
tun
British Dictionary definitions for freight-ton (3 of 4)
ton
2
/ French (tɔ̃) /
noun
style, fashion, or distinction
Word Origin for ton
C18: from French, from Latin
tonus
tone
British Dictionary definitions for freight-ton (4 of 4)
ton
3
/ (tʌn) /
noun
slang, mainly British
a score or achievement of a hundred, esp a hundred miles per hour, as on a motorcycle
Word Origin for ton
C20: special use of
ton
1 applied to quantities of one hundred
Scientific definitions for freight-ton
ton
[ tŭn ]
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). Also called short ton See Table at measurement.
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,240 pounds (1,008 kilograms). Also called long ton See Table at measurement.
See metric ton.
Idioms and Phrases with freight-ton
ton
see like a ton of bricks.