gallon
IPA: gˈæɫʌn
noun
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- (Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
- (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- (in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
- A surname.
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Examples of "gallon" in Sentences
- How many gallons are there in a hogshead
- Gasoline and kerosene are sold by the gallon.
- Many people there still prefer gallon to the liter.
- A barrel is 36 gallons and a hogshead is 54 gallons.
- In Britain, the wine gallon was replaced by the Imperial gallon.
- Many people there still prefer the Imperial gallon to the liter.
- The slight difference is due to water at for the imperial gallon.
- People in the US measure gasoline by the gallon and soda by the liter.
- It is a liquid petroleum distillate fuel and is sold in one gallon cans.
- The marginal utility of a third gallon would be that of watering the roses.
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