Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for KIL'O-LI-TER
KIL'O-LI-TER, n. [Fr. kilolitre; Gr. χιλιοι, a thousand, and λιτρα, a Greek measure. See Liter.]
In the new French measures, a thousand liters; or 264 gallons and 44,231 cubic inches. According to Lunier, it as nearly equal to a tun of wine of Bourdeaux.
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