a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
(shipping ton) 2,240 pounds. Commonly used in Great Britain.
2,240 Ibs. Also called gross ton.
2,240 pounds. (l.t., l.tn.)
An avoirdupois weight measure equalling 2,240 pounds.
Equivalent to 2,240 pounds or 20 long hundredweights. Also called gross ton.
2,240 pounds. Ferrous metals (white goods, steel cans, etc.) are weighed in long or metric tons.
A unit that equals 20 long hundredweight or 2,240 pounds. Used mainly in England.
Long Ton (L/T sometimes known as a Gross Ton, Weight Ton, or Imperial Ton) is the name for the unit called the "Ton" in the Avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as formerly used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries. It has been replaced by the metric tonne. It is equal to 2240 pounds (exactly 1016.0469088 kilograms).
