(1 stone {{= 14 pounds).}} Thus, a long ton is 20 × 8 × 14 lb {{= 2,240 lb.}}

Unit equivalences

A long ton, also called the weight ton (W/T), imperial ton, or displacement ton, is equal to:
* 2240 lb
* exactly 12% more than the 2,000 pounds of the North American short ton, 20 long hundredweight (112 lb) rather than 20 short hundredweight (100 lb)
* the mass of 35 ft3 3 of salt water with a density of 64 lb/ft3

Usage around the world

United Kingdom

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