gallon

  1. Noun.  A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints .
  2. Noun.  (UK, Commonwealth) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial '''gallon'''.
  3. Noun.  (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid '''gallon'''") .
  4. Noun.  (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry '''gallon'''").
  5. Noun.  (context, in plural) A large quantity (of any liquid).

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