short ton short-toed eagle • short-tongued · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · short ton · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds. Synonyms: short ton, ton, net ton. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ton · · Synonym 1 net ton · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074