/ Dictionary / Index F foot-ton: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: foot-ton Pronunciation: (foot'tun'), [key] — n. Physics. a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equivalent to 2240 foot-pounds and equal to the energy expended in raising a ton of 2240 pounds a distance of one foot against the force of gravity. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: foot-ton (Thesaurus) footstool footwall Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language