Tons can refer to: Tons River, a major river in India Tamsa River, locally called Tons in its lower parts (Allahabad district, Uttar pradesh, India). the plural of ton, a unit of mass, force, volume, energy or power short ton, 2,000 pounds, used in the United States long ton, 2,240 pounds, used in countries such as United Kingdom which use the imperial system metric ton, also known as tonne, 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds Tons (band), an American rock band See also Ton (disambiguation)