A metric unit of volume equal to ten steres, or ten cubic meters, used for measuring firewood and timber.
From 'deka-' (ten) and 'stere' (a unit of volume from Greek 'stereos,' solid). This term is specialized for measuring wood.
Forestry workers and firewood sellers use dekasteres instead of cubic meters because a stere is basically one cord of firewood—a practical unit that comes from centuries of wood measurement.
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