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gallon definition

gal·lon (gal′ən)

noun

  1. : abbrev. gal
    1. a unit of liquid measure, equal to 4 liquid quarts (3.7854 liquid liters): the British and Canadian imperial gallon equals 4.54596 liquid liters
    2. a unit of dry measure, equal to peck or 4 dry quarts (4.4048 dry liters or 0.1556 cubic foot)
  2. any container with a capacity of one gallon

Etymology: ME galoun < NormFr galon < OFr jalon < VL *gallone < stem of LL galleta, a jug

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gallon

n.

231 cubic inches, 3.7853 liters, tun, measure of capacity, liquid measure, four quarts, eight pints, imperial gallon.


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gallon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spill: In Alaska, the Exxon Valdez runs aground and spills 11 million gallons of oil.

Adjective modifier

  • imperial: The spare wheel is held in a secure cradle beneath the boot / gasoline tank which holds 10 imperial gallons.

Modifies a noun

  • cask: August 12 th 1865 To be sold, 1000 gallon cask of the best English oak.

Noun used with modifier

  • forty: All waste water goes into a forty gallon holding tank.

Preposition: of

  • gasoline: A gallon of gasoline to produce a single bushel of corn, for example.

Preposition: per

  • acre: Even more disturbing was that some waterhemp survived application rates as high as two gallons per acre and were still setting viable seed.
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gallon quotes

The American people do not want their young dying for $1.50 a gallon oil.

-Powell, Colin Luther

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