Simple unit conversion tool that helps you to convert pounds of water (lb wt.) to U.S. short tons of water(sh tn wt.) and reverse.
What you should know about pounds and U.S. short tons
How many pounds are in a US short ton of water?
1 lb wt. = 0.0005 sh tn wt.
How many U.S. short tons are in one pound of water?
1 sh tn wt. = 2,000.00 lb wt.
Definition of pounds of water provided by Merriam-Webster
any of various units of mass and weight; specifically : a unit now in general use among English-speaking peoples equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.4536 kilogram
Definition of US short ton of water provided by WikiPedia
In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a “ton”, without distinguishing it from the tonne (1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds), known there as the “metric ton”, or the long ton (2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms), known there as the “Imperial ton”. There are, however, some US applications where unspecified tons normally means long tons (for example, Navy ships) or metric tons (world grain production figures).
Legend:
- lb wt. – pounds of water
- sh tn wt. – U.S. short tons of water
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