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1. aam, n. View full entry a1400
...A Dutch and German liquid measure of varying capacity, ranging in different continental cities from 37 to 44 imperial gallons (168.2 to 200.2 litres) and used in Britain for Rhenish wine; (also)...
2. absolute altimeter in absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry 1930
...an altimeter which measures absolute altitude....
3. acetable, n. View full entry c1429
...Roman Hist. = acetabulum1....
4. acetabulum, n. View full entry a1398
...Roman Hist.A cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table.A measure of capacity for liquids and dry granular substances, equal to one-eighth of a sextary (sextary...
5. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A measure of land area, originally as much as a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, later defined by English statute as an area 220 yards (40 poles) long by...
6. acre breadth in acre, n. View full entry 1770
...= acre's breadth2....
7. acre-foot in acre, n. View full entry 1889
...a unit of volume equal to one acre in area and one foot in depth (approx. 43,600 cubic feet, 1200 cubic metres), typically used for water....
8. acre length in acre, n. View full entry c1380
...= acre's length2; cf. acre lengh...
9. acre's breadth in acre, n. View full entry 1703
...the breadth of an acre; 4 poles or 22 yards; cf. acre breadth1....
10. acre's length in acre, n. View full entry c1380
...the length of an acre; 40 poles, 220 yards, or a furlong; cf. acre length1....
11. acreage, n. View full entry a1784
...Extent or amount of acres; acres collectively or in the abstract. Also concr.: a tract or plot of land....
12. again-weigh in † again-, comb. form View full entry 1340
...trans. to reweigh....
13. air mile, n. View full entry 1919
...A nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft....
14. alabaster, n. and adj. View full entry 1753
...A unit of capacity for liquids equal to half a sextary (approx. 0.6 pint, 0.3 litre). Obs.rare....
15. ale barrel in ale, n. View full entry 1425
...a barrel in which ale is stored or sold; spec. one having a capacity of 36 (formerly 32 or 34) gallons (or formerly ale gallons)....
16. ale firkin in ale, n. View full entry 1683
...a small cask for ale, typically of a quarter of the capacity of an ale barrel (see ale barrel), (now) approx. 40.9 litres....
17. alnage, n. View full entry 1439-40
...The action of formally determining whether woollen cloth conforms to particular standards of shape and quality, as required at various times under British law; attestation that these standards have been achieved, by...
18. altigraph, n. View full entry 1914
...An altimeter, esp. one that produces a graphical record of its measurements....
19. altimeter, n. View full entry 1904
...An instrument which indicates the altitude above sea level reached, as when flying or climbing a mountain....
20. altimetric, adj. View full entry 1865
...Relating to or involving altimetry; = altimetrical...
