- a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints
- 3 litres of water
- a litre bottle of wine
- a car with a 3.5 litre engine
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, alteration of litron (an obsolete measure of capacity), via medieval Latin from Greek litra, a Sicilian monetary unit.Definitions on the go
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