Definitions for gallonˈgæl ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gal•lonˈgæl ən(n.)
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 liters).
Category: Weights and Measures
Ref: Abbr.: gal. 3
Origin of gallon:
1250–1300; < ONF galon, der. from base of ML gallēta jug, bucket
Princeton's WordNet
gallon, gal(noun)
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
gallon, Imperial gallon, congius(noun)
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
gallon(noun)ˈgæl ən
a unit for measuring liquid
a gallon of water/milk/gas; The tank holds 12 gallons.
Wiktionary
gallon(Noun)
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
gallon(Noun)
exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
gallon(Noun)
231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
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).
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Origin: From galon, galun, ultimately from galleta.
Webster Dictionary
Gallon(noun)
a measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure
Translations for gallon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gallon(noun)
a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).
- gellingAfrikaans
- غالونArabic
- галонBulgarian
- galãoPortuguese (BR)
- galonCzech
- die GalloneGerman
- gallonDanish
- γαλόνιGreek
- galónSpanish
- gallonEstonian
- گالنFarsi
- gallonaFinnish
- gallonFrench
- גַלוֹןHebrew
- गैलन लगभग ४.५ लीटरHindi
- galonCroatian
- gallonHungarian
- galonIndonesian
- gallonIcelandic
- galloneItalian
- ガロンJapanese
- 갤런Korean
- galonasLithuanian
- galonsLatvian
- gelenMalay
- gallonDutch
- gallonNorwegian
- galonPolish
- گالنPersian
- ګيلنPashto
- galãoPortuguese
- galonRomanian
- галлонRussian
- galónSlovak
- galonaSlovenian
- galonSerbian
- gallonSwedish
- หน่วยวัดปริมาตรของของเหลว; แกลลอนThai
- galonTurkish
- 加崙Chinese (Trad.)
- галонUkrainian
- مائعات غلے وغیرہ کی مقدار کا پیمانہUrdu
- galôngVietnamese
- 加仑Chinese (Simp.)
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