A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½, at Hamburg 38¼
missile that is launched from an aircraft and is intended to strike another airborne target
(||Aam) n [D aam, fr LL ama; cf L hama a water bucket, Gr ] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½, at Hamburg 38¼ [Written also Aum and Awm ]