short ton

noun

See under ton1(def 1).
Also called net ton.

Origin of short ton

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby short ton

short straw, short subject, short sweetening, short time, short title, short ton, short wave, short-acting, short-billed marsh wren, short-change, short-circuit

Definition for short ton (2 of 2)

ton 1
[ tuhn ]
/ tʌn /

noun

Origin of ton

1
1350–1400; Middle English; variant of tun

British Dictionary definitions for short ton (1 of 4)

short ton

noun

the full name for ton 1 (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for short ton (2 of 4)

ton 1
/ (tʌn) /

noun

See also tons

Word Origin for ton

C14: variant of tun

British Dictionary definitions for short 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 short 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 short ton (1 of 2)

short ton

See ton.

Scientific definitions for short ton (2 of 2)

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 short ton

ton

see like a ton of bricks.