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ton Etymology Atlas

Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything., A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C. Pro
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