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Quart has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

"I need to buy two more gallons of milk, so I'll grab two pints and fill the rest up with quart containers."

2

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

"After measuring out two quarts of milk for the recipe, I realized that using the old imperial system meant I had slightly less than half a gallon compared to the metric standard."

3

a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

"The recipe called for exactly two quarts of dried beans, so I filled my measuring bucket until it reached the marked line."

4

A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

"She carefully poured exactly a quart of milk into the large mixing bowl for her recipe."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
United States liquid unit British capacity unit United States dry unit
Rhyming Words
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