cubages

Definition of cubagesnext
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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Noun
  • Anyone seeking a full understanding of Mary will benefit from reading her correspondence, published in 1972; the letters, however peculiar in their observations and punctuation, reveal the intellectual capacities of a woman often seen wholly in terms of her emotions.
    Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • All our political capacities are given over to this one monopoly of the nation-state, which has stripped us of every other kind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Reconomy also suggested that companies work with other entities in their sector to aggregate textile waste to reach volumes that will be sufficient to make recycling economically viable.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
  • As a reminder, that metric for national income measures the physical volumes of goods and services produced.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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“Cubages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubages. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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