ton
noun [ C ]
MEASURES uk/tʌn/ usa unit for measuring weight. In the UK a ton is equal to 1,016 kilograms or 2,240 pounds. In the US a ton is equal to 907.18 kilograms or 2,000 pounds. A metric ton is equal to 1000 kilograms or 2,205 pounds:
The factory produced 14,000 tons of soap a week.
The door weighed 3 tons.
They had a fleet of ten-ton trucks.
a unit for measuring the size of ships. A ton is equal to 100 cubic feet:
The river can receive vessels of up to 600 tons.
tons of informal
a lot of:
We've had tons of replies to our advertisement.
See also
long ton
metric ton
short ton