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Words with a similar base: gross_ton, long_ton, net_ton, short_ton, ton

'ton'

[short_ton.n.01] as in: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

'ton'

[long_ton.n.01] as in: a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

Origins

					ton (English)
├── ton (French)
│   ├── tonus (Latin)
│   │   └── τόνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
│   │       └── τείνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
│   └── tuus (Latin)
└── tun (English)
    └── tunne (Middle English (1100-1500))