Definition of cubagenext
as in capacity
the largest number or amount that something can hold pipes with a cubage of over 1,000 cubic meters

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Noun
  • Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Past World Cup years have boosted global volume of beer sold by about a quarter of a percent, with sales in the tournament’s months jumping as much as tenfold.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The largest dip came from the cross-Suez services, which saw volumes decline 36 percent to 55,000 TEUs.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Cubage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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