Short ton definition

Short ton means a measure of weight equal to two thousand pounds or 0.9072 metric tons.
Short ton or “Ton” means a common international measurement for mass, equivalent to 2,000 pounds.
Short ton means a common international measurement for mass, equivalent to 2,000 pounds.

Examples of Short ton in a sentence

  • Carrying the pin-making story further, about fifty years after Smith's exposition, the hand-making of pins was rendered obsolete in a stroke by a pin- making machine.

  • If the original house votes to override the veto, the bill is sent to the second house where 3/5 of present and voting members must also vote to override the veto before the bill can become law.After it becomes law, the term "bill" is no longer used.

  • Other activities as approvedSWARSWMB: Southwest Arkansas Solid Waste Management BoardTipping Fee: A charge made by a landfill or a transporter to its customers for waste received and may or may not include the disposal feesTon: Short ton consisting of a net weight measure of two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.)Un-compacted Cubic YardOf Waste: Volume equal to a 3’x3’x3’ of solid waste which has received no amount of mechanical compaction.

  • Sources may emit one Short ton of NOx within the control period (i.e. the months of May through to September) for each allowance.

  • Total Allowable Catch Short ton, 2000 lbs., traditionally used as a unit of measure by fish harvesters in British Columbia.


More Definitions of Short ton

Short ton means 2,000 pounds.
Short ton means 2,000.0 pounds
Short ton means a measure of weight equal to two thousand (2,000) pounds or 0.9072 metric tons. When converting “Short Tons” of CO2 to MSCFs of CO2, the following conversion factor shall be used: 17.190 MSCF per “Short Ton” at a standard pressure base of one (1) atmosphere and standard temperature base of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, adjusted for the specific elevation of the Fertilizer Plant, which is 727 feet above sea level.
Short ton means a common international measurement for mass, equivalent to 2,000 pounds, referred to as “tons” herein.
Short ton or “Ton” shall mean a short ton of two thousand (2,000) pounds;
Short ton means 2,000 pounds, "metric ton" means 2,204.6 pounds of wood pulp on an air-dry basis. Unless otherwise specified, all references to tonnage shall mean metric tons, dimensions shall mean the International Metric System (SI), and monetary amounts shall be in U.S. dollars.
Short ton means 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.