1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or ¹/₃₂ bushel see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a vessel or measure having a capacity of one quart

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Examples of people most at risk are those who eat a serving or two of fish a week from a lake or pond contaminated by farm runoff, or people who drink at least a quart of milk a day from cows raised on pastures that use sewage sludge, according to the EPA’s draft risk assessment. Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025 But in digesting the fiber, the microbes emit 30-50 quarts of gas per hour into the cow’s stomach. Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 The subjects drank a liter (a little more than a quart) of still water, sparkling water, or another beverage. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 26 Nov. 2024 Related article With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, California, recalled quart and half-gallon sizes of its raw milk with the lot ID of 20241109 and a best-by date of November 27. Sam Tupper, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quart 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French quarte quarter, quart, from feminine of quart, adjective, fourth, from Latin quartus; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quart was in the 14th century

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“Quart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quart. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

quart

noun
1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¼ gallon or ¹⁄₃₂ bushel see measure
2
: a container or measure having a capacity of one quart

Medical Definition

quart

noun
1
: a British unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 69.355 cubic inches or 1.136 liters
2
: a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 57.75 cubic inches or 0.946 liters

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