as in capacity
the largest number or amount that something can hold pipes with a cubage of over 1,000 cubic meters

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Noun
  • The completion of this $5.7 million project, the first step in a $600 million expansion that pushes the plant’s capacity to 50 million gallons per day, appears to be what the memorandum is referring to in regards to capacity expansion in August.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • By the end of the year, 103,000 more pets had entered shelters than had exited, contributing to an ongoing capacity crisis in U.S. shelters.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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  • But that’s caused a bottleneck at the testing stage, with developers unable to keep up with the volume of code coming through – all of which must be rigorously tested before it is released into the world.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • The volume of his usage is paired with striking efficiency: His per-inning average of 13.67 pitches ranks fourth among qualifying relievers.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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“Cubage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubage. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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