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ton

(tŭn)
n.
1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton.
2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton.
3. A metric ton. See Table at measurement.
4. A unit of capacity for cargo in maritime shipping, normally estimated at 40 cubic feet.
5. A unit of internal capacity of a ship equal to 100 cubic feet.
6. A unit for measuring the displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet, and supposed to equal the volume taken by a long ton of seawater.
7. often tons Informal
a. A large extent, amount, or number: has a ton of work; gets tons of fan mail.
b. Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a ton better; has seen her tons lately.

[Middle English tonne, a measure of weight; see tun.]
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tons

(tʌnz)
pl n
a large amount or number:: tons of money; I have tons of shoes.
adv
(intensifier): I looked and felt tons better.
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Noun 1. [画像:tons - a large number or amount]tons - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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Translations
أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه
tuny
tonsvis
ógrynni
tony
bir sürü/yığıntonlarca

ton

(tan) noun
1. a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne (tan) ) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes). It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight. ton طُن тон tonelada tuna die Tonne ton; -tons τόνος tonelada tonn تن tonni tonne טון टन, भार मापने की इकाई tona tonna ton tonn tonnellata トン (중얄 단위) 톤 tona tonna tan ton tonn tona ټن، دتول اندازه ( ١٠٠٠ ) كيلو ګرامه tonelada tonă тонна tona tona tona ton หน่วยน้ําหนักเท่ากับ 2,000 ปอนด์ (ในอเมริกา) ton 噸,公噸 тонна ٹن، سو کوئنٹل کا وزن tấn
2. a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet). honderd kubieke voet حُمولَة طُن тонаж tonelada tuna die Tonne registerton κόρος tonelada registertonn تن tonni tonneau טון ढेर सा kubična stopa regisztertonna ton tonn, rúmlest tonnellata トン (용적 단위) 톤 tona tonna tan ton tonn tona rejestrowa, miara pojemności wewnętrznej ټن tonelada tonă тонна вместимости tona brutoregistrska tona tona registerton หน่วยความจุภายในเรือ gemi ambarı hacmi ölçü birimi (2,83 m3) 船隻的載重單位 тонна جہاز ميں خلا کي ايک اکائي đơn vị đo kích cỡ tàu thuyền 船只的载重单位
ˈtonnage (-nidʒ) noun
the space available on a ship, measured in tons. tonnemaat طُنِّيَّه، الوزْن بالطُّن тон tonelagem tonáž die Tonnage tonnage; lasteevne χωρητικότητα σε τόνους tonelaje tonnaaþ گنجایش کشتی بر حسب تن tonnisto tonnage תְפוּסָה שֶׁל אָנִייָה टन के तौल में जहाज का आंतरिक घन विस्तार अथवा भारवहन-सामर्थ्य nosivost, tonaža tonnatartalom tonase lestarrÿmi tonnellaggio, stazza トン数 (배의) 적재량 tonažas tonnāža tanan tonnage tonnasje tonaż ګمركي باړه چې دټن په حساب پربېړۍ ايښودل كيږي: ځايښت، ظرفيت ( دټن په اساس ): ټول بار (دټن په اساس) چې بېړۍ يې وړلاى شي tonelagem tonaj тоннаж tonáž tonaža tonaža tonnage ขนาดของเรือ (วัดด้วยความจุของเรือที่สามารถรับได้) tonaj 船舶噸位 тоннаж جہاز ميں موجود خلا khả năng chuyên chở của tàu thuyền 船舶吨位
tons noun plural
a lot. I've got tons of letters to write. tonne أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه много montes de tuny die Unmenge tonsvis πάμπολλοι montones tuhanded, musttuhat یک عالمه؛ زیاد hyvin paljon des tonnes de המון ढेर सा, सैकड़ों gomila, na tone rengeteg banyak ógrynni (un sacco) たくさんの 다량 daugybė, krūva milzums; kaudzēm sangat banyak heleboel massevis, tonnevis mnóstwo ډير ،ْزيات montes de o mulţime de масса tony na tone gomila massor จํานวนมาก tonlarca, bir sürü/yığın 許多 безліч بہت زيادہ nhiều 许许多多
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[7] The elephant which was killed at Exeter Change was estimated (being partly weighed) at five tons and a half.
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So he told another courtier to go to the Simpleton with the command that he and his comrades were instantly to eat up twelve oxen and twelve tons of bread.
She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons, a fast sailer, and the very vessel that had been sent out to the polar regions, to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross.
That he knew his business his owners were convinced, or at forty he would not have held command of the Tryapsic, three thousand tons net register, with a cargo capacity of nine thousand tons and valued at fifty-thousand pounds.
"One hundred and forty-nine tons of sand on her tail."
Under the church of that there parish lie my ancestors--hundreds of 'em--in coats of mail and jewels, in gr't lead coffins weighing tons and tons.
But the main fact is that it is made of solid gold, and may weigh anywhere from one to two tons."
"Well, your honour," replied he, "I could not risk myself, my men, or my little boat of scarcely twenty tons on so long a voyage at this time of year.
"What are you going to do with two tons?" the store-keeper demanded.

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