Definition of gallons Gallons

/gæˈlʌnz/ - [gatlunz] -

We found 3 definitions of gallons from 2 different sources.

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What does gallons mean?

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  • gallons (Noun)
    Plural of gallon.

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Noun

Plural: gallons

gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
  Imperial gallon, congius
  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
  bushel a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
  bbl, barrel a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  firkin a small wooden keg
gallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
  gal
  united states liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  bbl, barrel a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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  • gallon (Noun)
    A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.
  • gallon (Noun)
    Exactly 4. 54609 liters; an imperial imperial <b>gallon</b> .
  • gallon (Noun)
    231 cubic inches or approximately 3. 785 liters for liquids.
  • gallon (Noun)
    One-eighth of a U. S. bushel or approximately 4. 405 liters for dry goods a "U. S. dry gallon".
  • gallon (Noun)
    A large quantity of any liquid.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gallon (n.)
    A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gallon
    A unit of volume equal to about 3.79 litres in the United States and 4.55 litres in the United Kingdom.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gallon
    gal′un, n. the standard measure of capacity=4 quarts. [O. Fr. galun, galon, jalon; app. cog. with Fr. jale, a bowl.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • gallon
    From the Fr. galonner, to make tight. Note, one is sufficient.

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  • A gallon is a unit of measurement used to measure volume. People have used many different gallons throughout history. There are three types of gallon still in use.

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