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GROSS TON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("gross ton" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "gross ton"):
cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight (a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds)
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