NET TON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does net ton mean? 

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

1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NET TON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

net ton; short ton; ton

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "net ton"):

cental; centner; cwt; hundredweight; quintal; short hundredweight (a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds)

Holonyms ("net ton" is a part of...):

kiloton (one thousand tons)