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  • noun Plural form of litre.

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Examples

  • We'll practice our "ehs?" with the hosers as we get our unschooling tank filled from a to zed. (in litres, of course)

    Archive 2009-06-01 Zenmomma 2009

  • We'll practice our "ehs?" with the hosers as we get our unschooling tank filled from a to zed. (in litres, of course)

    Coming, Goings, Beings and Doings Zenmomma 2009

  • Meanwhile, while they are still freely accessible, we'd like to take a closer look at one article about India's gargantuan endeavor β€œto link the majority of its major river basins through a vast network of canals, diverting billions of litres from the country's more water-rich river basins to those that are water-deprived.”

    The New Hydrological Temples of Modern India 2008

  • You basically breathe out as hard as you can, three times, and your best out of three is your peak flow, measured in litres per minute.

    Miscellany at Large « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006

  • I say "distance" for distance and "mileage" for fuel efficiency, even though that's ususally stated in litres per 100 kilometers (which is a reciprocal measure from the US version: volume/distance instead of distance/volume).

    metric 2005

  • Swap the word litres for pounds and the crazy-money world of the yacht-loving super-rich suddenly seems like another galaxy.

    This is Money | Home 2010

  • The reusable shower holds 5 gallons approx 20 litres, which is sufficient for 2 - 3 showers.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • The total capacity of the tank is 200 litres, while the operational capacity is 125 litres, which is ideally suited for small and medium scale production lines.

    Chapter 18 1991

  • Deliveries of fresh milk between January and May made up 71.3 million litres, that is, fell 25 per cent short of deliveries in the same period of

    17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MONCADA ASSAULT 1970

  • The maximum "debt" which we have found is 15 litres, which is nearly four minutes supply at the maximum rate.

    Archibald V. Hill - Nobel Lecture 1965

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