(liquid) measure
121cubic content unit — noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity • Syn: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit • Hype …
122displacement unit — noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity • Syn: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑cubature unit • Hy …
123gallon — noun Etymology: Middle English galon, a liquid measure, from Anglo French galun, jalun, ultimately from Medieval Latin galeta pail, a liquid measure Date: 13th century a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quarts see weight… …
124barrel — /bar euhl/, n., v., barreled, barreling or (esp. Brit.) barrelled, barrelling. n. 1. a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. 2. the quantity that such a vessel of… …
125gallon — liquid measure, late 13c., from O.N.Fr. galon, corresponding to O.Fr. jalon liquid measure, related to jale bowl, from Medieval Latin diminutive form galleta bucket, pail, also a measure of wine, of unknown origin, perhaps from Gaulish galla… …
126gill — gill1 [gil] n. [ME gile, prob. < Anglo N < or akin to ON gjǫlnar, jaws, gills, older Dan ( fiske) gaeln, Swed gäl < IE base * ghelunā , jaw > Gr chelynē, lip, jaw] 1. the organ for breathing of most animals that live in water, as fish …
127arroba — noun 1. a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries • Hypernyms: ↑weight unit, ↑weight 2. a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries • Hypernyms: ↑liquid unit, ↑liquid measure …
128British capacity unit — noun a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet • Syn: ↑Imperial capacity unit • Hypernyms: ↑liquid unit, ↑liquid measure, ↑dry unit, ↑dry measure • Hyponyms …
