litres

Beverage bottle units

Litres is the plural of litre, the metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimetre or about 1.06 US quarts.

The spelling is standard in British English and most of the world; Americans write liters.

The tank holds fifty litres.

measurement

millilitres

Metric liquid units

pints · quarts · cups · tablespoons · teaspoons · barrels · jiggers · drams · volume · capacity

containers

bottle

Container for liquids

  • jugHandled pouring container
  • cartonPaperboard packaging container
  • drumStruck percussion cylinder

barrel · tank · reservoir · canister · jerrycan · vat · cylinder · bladder · pouch · vessel

beverages

water

Clear essential liquid

  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • sodaCarbonated soft drink

beer · wine · spirits · bottles · cartons · hydration · drinking · tea · coffee · smoothie

fuel

petrol

Motor vehicle fuel

mileage · economy · fill-up · pump · unleaded · gasoline · efficiency · range · refuel · octane

metric

kilometres

Metric distance units

tonnes · watts · joules · newtons · pascals · amperes · hertz · decimal · conversion · centilitres

Opposites
measurement system

litresgallons

Volume measurement units

quarts · pints · fluid ounces · cups · imperial gallons

unit scale

litresmillilitres

Metric liquid units

kilolitres · microlitres · cubic metres

Phrases
Family

litre, millilitre, centilitre, decilitre, kilolitre

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