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Ton
01
a unit for measuring weight that is used in the US and is equal to 907.19 kg
Dialect
American
American
Examples
The truckload of gravel weighed approximately 5 tons.
02
a unit for measuring weight that is used in the UK and is equal to 1016.05 kg
Examples
The lorry can transport up to 15 tons of freight.
03
a large or overwhelming amount of something
InformalExamples
We had a ton of fun exploring the new city.
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