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stere

American

[steer] / stɪər /

noun

a cubic meter equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet or 1.3080 cubic yards, used to measure cordwood. st

stere British

/ stɪə /

noun

a unit used to measure volumes of stacked timber equal to one cubic metre (35.315 cubic feet)

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Etymology

Origin of stere

1790–1800; < French stère < Greek stereós solid

Example Sentences

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Ye be my lyf! ye be myn herty's stere!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

And for-thy, nece, er that his herte breke, So spek your-self to him of this matere; For with o word ye may his herte stere.

From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey

Fallere stere nere mentari nilque tacere Haec qumque vere statuit Deus in muliere.

From The Arte of English Poesie by Puttenham, George

“Abouten his char ther wenten white alauns, Twenty and mo as gret as any stere, To hunten at the leon or the dere.”

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

The theoretical unit of volume is the stere, which is a cubic meter.

From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit

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