1. Plural of litre; units of volume equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters, used to measure liquids and gases.
Usage: British English spelling; American English uses 'liters'; Metric unit of measurement

Examples

• The recipe calls for two litres of water.
• A typical car fuel tank holds about 50 litres.
• She drank three litres of juice over the course of the day.
• The engine displacement is measured in litres.
• We bought five litres of milk from the grocery store.
• The swimming pool holds 10,000 litres of water.