Long Ton (Noun)
Meaning
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The old iron safe weighed almost one long ton, making it a struggle to move downstairs.
- According to local lore, a ship in the nearby harbor sank carrying over five long tons of smuggled goods.
- Hauling six long tons of freight in his rusty truck made Henry concerned for his suspension's health.
- Freight containers weighed exactly one long ton and up before factoring their capacity cargo within them.
- Historians hypothesize a 14th-century catapult hurled rocks of up to four long tons against enemy castle walls.