| English noun: short ton | |||
| 1. | short ton (quantity) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds | ||
| Synonyms | net ton, ton | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoirdupois unit | ||
| Part holonym | cental, centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight | ||
| Part meronym | kiloton | ||