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ton
/tʌn/
noun
ABD'de 2.000 libre (kısa ton) veya İngiltere'de 2.240 libre (uzun ton) ağırlık birimi
A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (short ton) in the US or 2,240 pounds (long ton) in the UK.
- The truck can carry up to five tons of cargo.
- Coal was sold by the ton at the harbor.
- The cargo ship's manifest listed eighteen tons of steel beams destined for a construction project in Singapore.
- Industrial emissions regulations now limit factories to releasing no more than half a ton of sulfur dioxide per day.
- Marine biologists estimate that a blue whale can consume up to four tons of krill daily during feeding season.
- The agricultural cooperative purchased three tons of fertilizer to distribute among member farms before the planting season.
nouninformal
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A large amount or quantity of something.
- I have a ton of work to do today.
- Thanks a ton for helping me move!
- She made tons of friends at summer camp.