GALLON

Gallon

The gallon is a measure of liquid capacity in both the US customary units and the British imperial systems of measurement. Three significantly different sizes are in current use: the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom, Canada, and some Caribbean countries; the US gallon, which is used in the US and some Latin American and Caribbean countries; and the least-used US dry gallon .

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gallon

Noun

  1. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
  2. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
  3. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
  4. one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
  5. A large quantity (of any liquid).
    The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.


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