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Gross ton   /groʊs tən/   Listen
Gross ton

noun
1.
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds.  Synonyms: long ton, ton.





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"Gross ton" Quotes from Famous Books



... draft animals weighing 1800 lbs. each could exert a continuous pull of about 1/10 of their weight or 360 lbs. If it be assumed that the character of the vehicle and the road surface is such that f{r} f{i} f{p} f{a} 100 lbs. per gross ton on a level section of road, then the gross load for the team would be 3.6 tons. The same team could for a short time exert an additional pull of three times 360 lbs. or 1080 lbs. For each 1 per cent of grade a pull of 20 lbs. per ton would be required or f{g} for the 3.6 tons load would ...
— American Rural Highways • T. R. Agg


Words linked to "Gross ton" :   cwt, ton, long hundredweight, avoirdupois unit, hundredweight, long ton


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