- short ton, ton, net ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
--1 is a kind of avoirdupois unit
--1 is a part of kiloton
--1 has parts:hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal - long ton, ton, gross ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
--2 is a kind of avoirdupois unit
--2 has parts: hundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight