(~s)
A ~ is a unit of measurement for liquids that is equal to eight pints. In Britain, it is equal to 4.564 litres. In America, it is equal to 3.785 litres.
...80 million ~s of water a day.
...a gasoline tax of 4.3 cents a ~.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
(~s)
A ~ is a unit of measurement for liquids that is equal to eight pints. In Britain, it is equal to 4.564 litres. In America, it is equal to 3.785 litres.
...80 million ~s of water a day.
...a gasoline tax of 4.3 cents a ~.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012