ton

English Thesaurus

1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	avoirdupois unit,
definition	:	any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	cwt, hundredweight, long hundredweight,
definition	:	a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds (noun.quantity)

2. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	avoirdupois unit,
definition	:	any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	cental, centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight,
definition	:	a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	kiloton,
definition	:	one thousand tons (noun.quantity)