cu. ft.
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Eventually, more than 200 million cu. ft. of water a day will gush through the 13-ft.-wide pipes, as much as is carried by a major river.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first time Glenn flew, he was in a mere demitasse of a spacecraft--one with a single window, 56 toggle switches and barely 36 cu. ft. of habitable space.
From Time Magazine Archive
If astronauts got the 36 cu. ft. the Mercury pilots got, the shuttle could in theory accommodate a crew of 64.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the facility, currently 70% complete, could charge no more than $6.25 per 1,000 cu. ft. because of the fall in fuel-oil prices, to which the gas rates are pegged.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meade, S. D. The sand and stone were wheeled to the platform in iron wheelbarrows of 2½ cu. ft. capacity.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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