Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun avoirdupois_weight

1 sense of avoirdupois weight

Sense 1
avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight -- (a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains))
       => system of weights, weight -- (a system of units used to express the weight of something)