tons

Meaning

plural of ton

ton

1. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
2. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
3. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
4. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
5. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
6. (figuratively) Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
7. A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
8. (UK, colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly
9. (UK, colloquial, usually) Synonym of hundred, particularly
10. (UK, colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly
11. (UK, colloquial) Synonym of hundred, particularly

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Synonyms

lots

heaps

dozens

lashings

loads

oodles

piles

gobs

rafts

scads

scores

slews

wads

stacks

bags of

plenty

heaps of

Translations

Amerikan tonu

Tonnen

ton

طن

toneladas

τόνοι

munt

tou

cúmul

quantitat

pilot

🧑‍✈️

feix

t

apilament

castell

🏰

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʌnz/

Sentences

A model with five tons of payload was no longer offered .