short ton
Unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (approx. 907 kg), used mainly in the United States. Contrasts with the metric ton (メートルトン) and the long ton (英トン).
In the United States, short tons are used for coal trading.
1米トンは約907キログラムです。
One short ton is approximately 907 kilograms.
Standard modern spelling using 米 for 'American' and katakana トン for 'ton'.
Ateji spelling using the kanji 噸 for 'ton'; now rare and mostly historical.
Compound of 米 (べい, 'American') and トン ('ton'). The kanji 米 is an abbreviation for 米国 (べいこく, 'United States').