LITRE

UK and ANZ, US usually liter, abbreviation l (plural l's or ls or ll or l) [noun] [C] - a unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or a gasOne litre is the same as 1000 millilitres or 1000 cubic centimetres.The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of leaded petrol.A driver with more than 0.8 of a gram of alcohol per litre of blood will fail the breathalyser.Her new car's got a 6-litre engine and a top speed of 155 mph.