short ton
noun[C]
MEASURESukus(abbreviationst);(alsonet ton);(American ton)aunitofweightequalto 907.18kilogramsor 2000pounds
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In 1984, the lifting capacities were upgraded to 5000 and 4000shorttonrespectively.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The antennas were 177 ft long and weighed 380shortton.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 700000shorttonof sugar per year are processed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Out of the over forty-four known machines, only five do not weigh over ashortton.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A 660-metric-ton (728shortton) tuned mass damper stabilizes the tower against movements caused by high winds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Chlorine was priced at $330 per dryshortton, up $130 on 2008's price of $200.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For offshore and heavy duty use, a 1000shortton, top drive would be used, where a smaller land rig may only require a 500.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Originally the starboard-side crane was rated at 3000shorttonand the port-side at 2000shortton.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The yield of ore during the 1720s was about 100shortton.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although uncommon, it is occasionally also considered a unit of mass, equal to 1000 pounds, i.e., one half of ashortton.
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