tons
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noun
- A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
- A unit of volume; register ton.
- In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
- A large amount.“I've got tons of work to do.”
noun
- The common tunny, or horse mackerel.
noun
- Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).“I have tons of pens, but none of them work.”
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