NOUN | quantity | gallon, gal | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters |
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quantity | gallon, Imperial gallon, congius | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters |
Sounds | gae'lahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters. | |
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Synonym | gal | |
Part of | barrel, bbl | Any of various units of capacity |
Parts | quart | A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces |
Broader | United States liquid unit | A liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System |
Spanish | galón | |
Catalan | galó |
Meaning | A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters. | |
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Synonyms | Imperial gallon, congius | |
Part of | barrel, bbl | Any of various units of capacity |
bushel | A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks | |
firkin | A British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons | |
Parts | quart | A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters |
Broader | British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit | A unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System |
Spanish | congius, galón | |
Catalan | congius, galó |
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