short ton (Meaning)
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short ton (n)
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
Synonyms & Antonyms of short ton
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short ton Sentence Examples
- The shipping weight of the industrial equipment was listed as 10 short tons.
- The farmer needed a half-ton truck to haul the short tons of fertilizer.
- The mining operation produced 20 short tons of ore per hour.
- The bridge was designed to withstand a load of 100 short tons.
- The steel beam weighed approximately two short tons.
- The heavy machinery weighed in at a hefty six short tons.
- The truck driver had to obtain a special permit to transport over 10 short tons of cargo.
- The warehouse had a maximum capacity of 500 short tons.
- The construction crew used short tons as a unit of measurement for the concrete they poured.
- The bulk shipment of chemicals arrived at the port in containers weighing 20 short tons each.
FAQs About the word short ton
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The shipping weight of the industrial equipment was listed as 10 short tons.
The farmer needed a half-ton truck to haul the short tons of fertilizer.
The mining operation produced 20 short tons of ore per hour.
The bridge was designed to withstand a load of 100 short tons.
