half tonn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf ˈtʌn/, U.S.

/ˈhæf ˌtən/, Canadian English /ˈhæf ˌtʌn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., ton n.¹

Etymology: < half adj. + ton n.¹

a. A weight of half of a ton; a quantity weighing this much.

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1823 Amer. Farmer 20 June 101/2 It would produce a half ton of hay to the acre.

1929 Rhythm Feb. 18/1 He was en route for the North, complete with a half-ton or so of kit.

2010 Environmental Health Perspectives 118 a78/3 The EPA should focus on sources emitting at least a half-ton of lead per year.

b. Canadian. Usually hyphenated. A pickup truck with a carrying capacity of approximately half a ton.

1970 Daily Herald-Tribune (Grand Prairie, Alberta) 7 Dec. 7/1 Danny Yuen is sporting a new Ford half-ton and Roy Larson has a new car.

1982 T. Heath Last Hiding Place i. iv 35 You let her go by herself in the half-ton, didn' ya?

2003 M. Abley Spoken Here iv. 53 Henry Washburn was here already; she could tell by the crimson half-ton nearby.

2. Cricket. A score of fifty runs; esp. an innings of fifty or more (but less than one hundred) runs by an individual batter; = half century n. 2. Cf. ton n.¹ 5a.

1990 Canberra Times 11 Feb. 11/3 His half ton came up in 204 minutes from 140 balls.

2022 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 27 Jan. Colombo were helped by half tons from Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka as they coasted to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Dambulla.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half ton
释义	half tonn. Brit. /ˌhɑːf ˈtʌn/, U.S. /ˈhæf ˌtən/, Canadian English /ˈhæf ˌtʌn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., ton n.¹ Etymology: < half adj. + ton n.¹ 1. a. A weight of half of a ton; a quantity weighing this much. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > ton ton1428 1823 Amer. Farmer 20 June 101/2 It would produce a half ton of hay to the acre. 1929 Rhythm Feb. 18/1 He was en route for the North, complete with a half-ton or so of kit. 2010 Environmental Health Perspectives 118 a78/3 The EPA should focus on sources emitting at least a half-ton of lead per year. b. Canadian. Usually hyphenated. A pickup truck with a carrying capacity of approximately half a ton. Π 1970 Daily Herald-Tribune (Grand Prairie, Alberta) 7 Dec. 7/1 Danny Yuen is sporting a new Ford half-ton and Roy Larson has a new car. 1982 T. Heath Last Hiding Place i. iv 35 You let her go by herself in the half-ton, didn' ya? 2003 M. Abley Spoken Here iv. 53 Henry Washburn was here already; she could tell by the crimson half-ton nearby. 2. Cricket. A score of fifty runs; esp. an innings of fifty or more (but less than one hundred) runs by an individual batter; = half century n. 2. Cf. ton n.¹ 5a. Π 1990 Canberra Times 11 Feb. 11/3 His half ton came up in 204 minutes from 140 balls. 2022 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 27 Jan. Colombo were helped by half tons from Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka as they coasted to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Dambulla. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1823
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