cusec
/ˈkjuˌsɛk/
noun
- A unit of flow rate, equal to one cubic foot per second, used especially for measuring water flow.
- The irrigation canal carries about 200 cusecs of water to the fields.
- Engineers calculated that the dam could release up to 10,000 cusecs of water.
- The river's discharge was measured at 500 cusecs after the heavy rain.