dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

• metric capacity unit — a capacity unit defined in metric terms

• liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre — a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)

• hectoliter, hectolitre, hl — a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters