litre
noun
li·tre
variant spelling of liter
: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
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The same system applied to bathing: every three weeks, they were permitted a few minutes to clean themselves in the toilet cubicle, with a half litre of water.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Each serving of Keeper Springs, this analysis determined, contained up to 1.3 milligrams of the mineral per litre.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Two with raspberry jam, always raspberry, then one with chicken — and about half a litre of Fanta (a soft drink).
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Paying more for less: Even rural hippies in Scotland are feeling the pain of inflation and supply chain issues
While in the checkout line at a convenience store holding a chocolate bar and a litre of oat milk, my mind started to wander.
—Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
And there’s a technical definition as well: any water with between half a gram and thirty grams of salt per litre.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
The figures are also persuasive for water consumption: a litre of oat milk requires five times less water than a litre of cow's milk, in Europe.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 May 2024
The same distance would need around 2-3 litres of petrol which now costs around $1.1 per litre.
—Tom Collins, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2023
Niti Aayog’s report (pdf) explains that a litre of ethanol produced from sugarcane consumes at least 2,860 litres of water in the process.
—Supriya Vohra, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2022
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Each serving of Keeper Springs, this analysis determined, contained up to 1.3 milligrams of the mineral per litre.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Two with raspberry jam, always raspberry, then one with chicken — and about half a litre of Fanta (a soft drink).
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Paying more for less: Even rural hippies in Scotland are feeling the pain of inflation and supply chain issues
While in the checkout line at a convenience store holding a chocolate bar and a litre of oat milk, my mind started to wander.
—Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
And there’s a technical definition as well: any water with between half a gram and thirty grams of salt per litre.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
The figures are also persuasive for water consumption: a litre of oat milk requires five times less water than a litre of cow's milk, in Europe.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 May 2024
The same distance would need around 2-3 litres of petrol which now costs around $1.1 per litre.
—Tom Collins, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2023
Niti Aayog’s report (pdf) explains that a litre of ethanol produced from sugarcane consumes at least 2,860 litres of water in the process.
—Supriya Vohra, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Litre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litre. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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