1. plural of cusec; units of measurement for the rate of flow of water, equal to one cubic foot per second
Usage: technical; hydrology

Examples

• The river’s flow rate was measured at 500 cusecs during the flood.
• Engineers calculated that the dam could release up to 2,000 cusecs safely.
• The irrigation canal carries 50 cusecs of water to the farmland.
• Water flow dropped to just 10 cusecs during the drought.
• The hydroelectric plant requires a minimum of 300 cusecs to operate efficiently.