litre

British  

/ ˈliːtə /

noun

1. one cubic decimetre

2. (formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints

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Etymology

Origin of litre

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek: a unit of weight

Example Sentences

The AA said that, since November, the wholesale cost of petrol has fallen more than 7p per litre but the average petrol pump price had fallen by just two-thirds of a penny.

From BBC

"In the past, it was enough to water young saxaul daily with up to 10 litres of water," he said.

From Barron's

He probably drank in the region of six to seven litres of water a couple of days before and then he has tried to dry out and release the fluids.

From BBC

Each tree can draw up to seven litres of water a day through its deep roots, drying out the soil and crippling agriculture.

From Barron's

Until 2019, the kilogram was defined as the mass of one litre of water.

From Barron's