GBC
Weight

Ton (long ton)

Modern equivalent

2,240 pounds = 1,016.047 kilograms

The traditional British long ton containing exactly 2,240 pounds.

Slightly heavier than the US short ton (2,000 lbs), the long ton aligned neatly with 20 long hundredweights of 112 lbs each for heavy shipping and industrial bulk.

Part of a system

The Avoirdupois System

In the language

Like a ton of bricks

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