Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 liters (1,056 liquid quarts).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A unit of capacity equal to 1,000 liters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
kilolitre . One thousand liters.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
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Examples
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As the kiloliter is a cubic meter, the key of the measure of length is also that of capacity.
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Under the current law, crude oil is taxed 2,040 yen, or $23.90, a kiloliter; liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas at 1,080 yen a metric ton; and thermal coal 700 yen a ton.
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Mr. Patel said jet fuel currently costs the most in Kolkata at 46,000 rupees per kiloliter.
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The minister also said that for every increase of 1,000 rupees per kiloliter in jet fuel prices, the cost impact on the industry is 3 billion rupees.
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In comparison, Singapore charges 24,000 rupees per kiloliter, while in Dubai it is about 26,000 rupees per kiloliter.
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The price of jet fuel in Mumbai, home to India's busiest airport, will be raised by 2,422 rupees ($50.5) per kiloliter to 39,789 rupees/kiloliter.
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Since the beginning of the year, the price of heavy oil used in fishing boats has risen from about $700 a kiloliter (264 gallons) to about $1,100, almost three times what it cost six years ago.
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Tank terminal with 81 tanks with total storage volume of 3,45,624 kiloliter for storage of various liquids like edible oils, petroleum products, bitumen in bulk and chemicals.
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Tank terminal with 81 tanks with total storage volume of 3,45,624 kiloliter for storage of various liquids like edible oils, petroleum products, bitumen in bulk and chemicals.
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An Indian Oil Corporation official said that the ATF prices in Delhi were reduced to Rs 30,288 per kiloliter.
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