megalitre

British

/ ˈmɛɡəˌliːtə /

noun

one million litres

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Wimbeball Reservoir, which supplies water to hundreds of thousands of homes across the South West, has a capacity of 21,320 megalitres - one megalitre is a million litres.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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