cubages

noun

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

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  1. capacities
  2. volumes
Noun
  • Just across the sea lie North Korea, China and Russia, which all have powerful spying capacities that Japan isn’t fully equipped to fend off.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Villalobos, who has worked in the district in various capacities for 32 years, was previously the principal of Miami Springs Senior High School — one of the institutions that the district is combining with a nearby campus due to under-enrollment.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of capacities
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  • For independent restaurants facing labor shortages or high call volumes, voice AI is becoming a revenue-generating tool.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Exxon and Chevron will keep churning out record volumes of oil from the Permian Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of volumes
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