A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
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Examples for "liquid measure "
Examples for "liquid measure "
1 You could use apples for fractions, and tin cups for liquid measure .
2 It's against the law to use liquid measure , you know.
3 Let it be remembered, that of liquid measure -
4 I always wondered why two pipes in liquid measure were called a hogshead; now I know; it was on account of their great capacity.
5 Children love to measure, whether by lineal or liquid measure , or by learning to tell the time or to use a pair of scales.
1 The region's most liquid units , the zloty and the forint, each fell 0.1 percent by 0852 GMT.
2 Converted into liquid units , that translates to roughly 10 billion litres -enough to give the city a bonus 18-20days respite from day zero.
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