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unmetered

  • a word derived from meter.

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He said: "They bring in a professional jointing team because it must be done live, which is extremely dangerous. That gives them an unmetered supply."

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

The diverted water was unmetered and traveled to a water district pump station, where it was lifted into the district’s broader canal system, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2022

As in all good things, there are negative side effects stemming from free-range roaming and unmetered usage.

From Washington Post Oct. 22, 2021

Ms. Myles’s best poems may be informal and unmetered, but they are rhetorically organized and they curve their way toward the important questions about life and art and love.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2015

Fredrika Bremer, whose prose is often unmetered poetry even after translation, wrote of Niagara in a brief poem.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.