decalitre

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

decalitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
         [syn: {dekaliter}, {dekalitre}, {decaliter}, {decalitre},
         {dal}, {dkl}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Decaliter \Dec"a*li`ter\, Decalitre \Dec"a*li`tre\, n. [F.
   d['e]calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See {Liter}.]
   A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of
   ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is,
   2.642 wine gallons.
   [1913 Webster]