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gallon
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
gallon
(noun)
ten–gallon hat
(noun)
gallon
/
ˈ
gælən/
noun
plural
gallons
gallon
/
ˈ
gælən/
noun
plural
gallons
Britannica Dictionary definition of GALLON
[
count
]
1
US
:
a unit of liquid measurement equal to four U.S. quarts or 3.785 liters
2
British
:
a unit of liquid measurement equal to four British quarts or 4.546 liters
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