net ton (Meaning)
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net ton (n)
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
Synonyms & Antonyms of net ton
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net ton Sentence Examples
- The net ton of cargo on the freighter exceeded its maximum capacity.
- The fishing vessel's record catch amounted to over 100 net tons of tuna.
- The ship's ballast tanks were filled with 2,000 net tons of seawater to stabilize its weight.
- The port authority imposed a fee of $5 per net ton on all incoming vessels.
- The net ton is an obsolete unit of measurement, now replaced by the metric ton.
- The coal-powered plant burned over 50,000 net tons of fuel annually.
- The oil tanker had a net tonnage of over 250,000, making it one of the largest ships in the world.
- The concrete blocks used to construct the breakwater weighed 10 net tons each.
- The sunken treasure was estimated to have a net weight of approximately 100 net tons of gold and silver.
- The construction of the massive bridge required over 500,000 net tons of steel.
FAQs About the word net ton
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The net ton of cargo on the freighter exceeded its maximum capacity.
The fishing vessel's record catch amounted to over 100 net tons of tuna.
The ship's ballast tanks were filled with 2,000 net tons of seawater to stabilize its weight.
The port authority imposed a fee of $5 per net ton on all incoming vessels.
