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gallon
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gal·lon  (gln)
n.
1. Abbr. gal.
a. A unit of volume in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts (3.785 liters).
b. A unit of volume in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 4 quarts (4.546 liters). See Table at measurement.
2. A container with a capacity of one gallon.

[Middle English, a liquid measure, from Old North French galon.]

gallon
Noun
1. Brit a unit of liquid measure equal to 4.55 litres
2. US a unit of liquid measure equal to 3.79 litres [Old Northern French galon]

gallon  (gln)
A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the US Customary System equal to 4 quarts (3.79 liters). See Table at measurement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gallongallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
quart - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
bbl, barrel - any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
2.gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
bbl, barrel - any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
quart - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
bushel - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
firkin - a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
Translations

gallon [ˈgæln] ngalón m (= 8 pints; BRIT = 4,546 litros; US = 3,785 litros)
gallon [ˈgæln] ngallon m (Brit = 4.543 l; US = 3.785 l)= 8 pints
gallon [ˈgæln] nGallone f (BRIT = 4,5 l, US = 3,8 l)
gallon [ˈgælən] ngallone m = 8 pints; BRIT = 4.543 l; US = 3.785 l

gallon
n gallon [ˈgӕlən]
a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres). gelling غالون галон galon gallon die Gallone γαλόνι galón gallon گالن gallona gallon גַלוֹן गैलन लगभग ४.५ लीटर galon gallon galon gallon gallone ガロン 갤런 galonas galons gelen gallon gallon galon galão galon галлон galón galona galon gallon หน่วยวัดปริมาตรของของเหลว galon 加崙 галон مائعات غلے وغیرہ کی مقدار کا پیمانہ galông
gallons (of)
(loosely) a large amount (of something liquid) The children drank gallons of orange juice. gellings كميّات كبيره من، غالونات من много moře (čeho) spandevis Liter, Unmengen (von) μεγάλη ποσότητα (υγρού) litros de, liitrite viisi مقدار زیادی litrakaupalla des litres et des litres de גַלוֹן ढेर सारा velika količina tekućine literszám berliter-liter mikið magn litri 大量の 대량으로 ežerai, kibirai liels daudzums bergelen-gelen liters litervis, massevis morze litros cantităţi industriale цистерна more, litre (čoho) na litre galoni litervis, hinkvis แกลลอน çok 大量的 бочка بڑی مقدار 1 lượng lớn


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