gal|lon

gal|lon
gal|lon «GAL uhn», noun.
1. a measure for liquids, equal to 4 quarts. The United States gallon equals 231 cubic inches or 3.7853 liters. The British gallon equals 277.420 cubic inches or 4.546 liters. The United States gallon is also called a wine gallon, and the British gallon, an imperial gallon.
2. a dry measure equal to one-eighth of a bushel. Abbr: gal.
[< Old French galon]

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  • gallon — gal•lon [[t]ˈgæl ən[/t]] n. wam a common unit of capacity in English speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 …   From formal English to slang

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