| 单词 | long ton |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong ton long ton n. a unit of weight equal to 20 hundredweight in avoirdupois measure, 2240 lb. (approx. 1016 kg), esp. as distinct from the short ton of 2000 lb.In quot. 1811 denoting a unit equal to 20 ‘long’ hundredweight; see the note at hundredweight n. ΚΠ 1811 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire I. 149 The pure white Gypsum..is called here Potters' stone, and sells at 9 s. per long Ton (20 x 120lb.). 1920 Sci. Monthly Aug. 169 Production of maguey for export commenced in 1904, when 690 long tons were shipped valued at $78,121. 2007 Cruise Trav. Feb. 50/2 Displacement tonnage, which is the actual weight in long tons or metric tons of the water that the vessel displaces. < as lemmas |
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