quart
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /kwɔːt/
  • (GA) IPA: /kwɔɹt/, /kɔɹt/
Noun

quart (plural quarts)

  1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
  2. (cards) Four successive cards of the same suit.
  3. (obsolete) A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
    • Camber did possess the western quart.
Translations
  • French: pinte
  • German: Quart
  • Portuguese: quarto
  • Russian: ква́рта
  • Spanish: cuarta, cuarto de galón



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