bale cubic

[ beyl-kyoo-bik ]

nounNautical.
  1. the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet: The barge has a bale cubic of 1,420,000 cubic feet.

Origin of bale cubic

1
First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at bale1, cubic

Words Nearby bale cubic

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