noun🔗ShareA unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton)."The truck carries a ton of bricks to the construction site each day. "massunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit of volume; register ton."The shipping company estimated the cargo would require 20 tons of space in the container. "nauticalunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C)."The air conditioning unit has a capacity of 2 tons, which should be sufficient to keep the classroom comfortable during the summer heatwave. "energytechnologyphysicsunitmachineindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large amount."The bakery sold a ton of cookies at the school fair. "amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA speed of 100 mph."The car reached a ton on the highway. "vehicletechnicalachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne hundred pounds sterling."My grandfather's antique silver tea set weighed a ton. "financevalueamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne hundred runs."The baseball team scored a ton of runs in the game; they had 200 runs, or two tons. "sportnumberachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(etc.) One hundred points scored."In the basketball game, the team scored a ton of points, winning by 20. "sportnumberachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFashion, the current style, the vogue."The latest ton in school is wearing brightly colored sneakers. "styleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFashionable society; those in style."The new students were eager to join the school's ton, hoping to be part of the popular group. "stylesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe common tunny, or horse mackerel."The fisherman caught a ton today, a delicious horse mackerel. "fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading