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  2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    Called a "Commercial Quart" because it was equivalent to 0.8 US fluid quarts. Replaced by the 750 mL "metric quart". Reputed Quart (UK) 25.6 US fl oz: 26.66 imp oz. 757 mL: The "Reputed Quart" (2 ⁄ 3 Imperial quart or 1 ⁄ 6 Imperial gallon) was devised to split a standard gallon into six large bottles and was usually used for wine and ...

  3. Quart - Wikipedia

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    The reputed quart was a measure equal to two-thirds of an imperial quart (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon), at about 0.7577 liters, which is very close to one US fifth (0.757 liters). The reputed quart was previously recognized as a standard size of wine bottle in the United Kingdom, and is only about 1% larger than the current standard wine ...

  4. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).

  5. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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    {{convert|100|lb|kg}} → 100 pounds (45 kg) The unit-codes should be treated as case-sensitive: {{convert|100|Mm|mm}} → 100 megametres (1.0 × 10 11 mm) The output of {{convert}} can display multiple converted units, if further unit-codes are specified after the second unnamed parameter (without the pipe separator). Typical combination ...

  6. Preferred metric sizes - Wikipedia

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    100 ml (1 ⁄ 10 L) 250 ml (1 ⁄ 4 L) 375 ml (3 ⁄ 8 L) 500 ml (1 ⁄ 2 L) 750 ml (3 ⁄ 4 L) 1 L; 1.5 L; 2 L; 3 L; 5 L; In the United States, the alcohol industry switched to metric bottle sizes on October 1, 1976, abandoning the existing 38 sizes of bottles and instead adopting the following 6 sizes: [2] 50 mL (miniature)

  7. Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for ...

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    The filing followed years of struggles for the Florida-based airline, which is known for its no-frills, low-cost flights. The airline has lost more than $2.5 billion since the beginning of 2020 ...

  8. English units - Wikipedia

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    1713 12 Ann. c. 17 — The legal coal bushel to be round with a plain and even bottom, 19 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches from outside to outside and to hold 1 Winchester bushel and 1 quart of water. 1718 5 Geo. 1. c. 18 — Decreed Scots Pint to be exactly 103 in 3. 1803 43 Geo. 3. c. 151 — Referred to wine bottles making about 5 to the wine gallon (i.e ...

  9. Barrel (unit) - Wikipedia

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    US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches (115.6 litres; 3.3 US bushels) . Defined as length of stave 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (72 cm), diameter of head 17 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (43 cm), distance between heads 26 in (66 cm), circumference of bulge 64 in (160 cm) outside measurement; representing as nearly as possible 7,056 cubic inches; and the thickness of staves not greater than 4 ⁄ 10 in (10 mm) [2] (diameter ≈ ...