Metric Ton (Noun)
Meaning
A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The cargo ship was carrying a cargo of 5000 metric tons of grain from the port of Rotterdam to the port of Lisbon.
- The company's annual production capacity is 200,000 metric tons of steel per year.
- A large container can hold up to 40 metric tons of cargo.
- The mine produces about 100 metric tons of copper ore per day.
- The country's annual consumption of coal is approximately 30 million metric tons.