metric ton

noun

: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see Metric System Table

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Texas officials have argued that up to 40,000 metric tons of nuclear waste could be stored above-ground in Texas' Permian Basin, which is a major oil field and the only source of water for communities nearby, if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision is allowed to stand. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 That’s not even considering Project 2025’s climate change impacts, which would add 4.9 million metric tons of annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, about the same as Germany emits every year. —

Margo T. Oge, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 The ports affected by the strike handle 3.8 million metric tons of bananas each year, or 75% of the nation’s supply, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. —

Tom Krisher, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024 By comparison, an orca measures up to 32 feet (10 meters) long and can weigh as much as 11 tons (10 metric tons). —

Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for metric ton