GROSS TON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gross ton mean? 

• GROSS TON (noun)
  The noun GROSS TON has 1 sense:

1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

  Familiarity information: GROSS TON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROSS TON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

gross ton; long ton; ton

Hypernyms ("gross ton" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Meronyms (parts of "gross ton"):

cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight (a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds)