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gross ton

noun

a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

• Syn: ↑long ton, ↑ton

• Hypernyms: ↑avoirdupois unit

• Part Meronyms: ↑hundredweight, ↑cwt, ↑long hundredweight

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noun

: ton 1a

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1. Chiefly Brit. a long ton. See under ton¹ (def. 1).

2. Also called gross register ton. Naut. See under gross tonnage.

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gross ton,

1. a long ton; 2,240 pounds.

2. Nautical. a measure of volume; 100 cubic feet.

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n. see ton I (sense 1)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.