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Definition
Imperial ton of 2,240 pounds, now largely superseded by the metric ton or tonne of 1,000 kilograms (2,204.68 pounds). A long ton is nearly the weight of one million dollars in new one-dollar notes. Also called gross ton or imperial ton.
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long ton is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
long ton appears in the definitions of the following terms: weight ton, deadweight cargo, gross ton, cargo ton and tonnage
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