English

Noun

quarts

1. Plural of quart

The quart is an imperial and US customary unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Since gallons of various sizes have historically been in use, quarts of various sizes have also existed. Three of these quarts remain in current use, all approximately equal to one liter.

Definitions

:The US liquid quart is defined as one quarter of a US liquid gallon.

The US dry quart is defined as 1/32 of a US bushel.

The imperial quart, used for both liquid or dry capacity, is defined as one quarter of an imperial gallon.

Winchester quart

A Winchester quart is an archaic measure , roughly equal to 2 Imperial quarts or 2.25 litres. The 2.5 litre bottles, in which laboratory chemicals are supplied, are sometimes referred to as Winchester quart bottles although they contain slightly more than a traditional Winchester quart.

Maritimer English

In Maritimer English, a quart refers to a quantity of alcohol measuring approximately 750 mL, referencing former times, when US units were used, called a two-six in the rest of Canada.

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