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gallon
noun
a
unit
for
measuring
liquid
volume
in
the
United
States
customary
system
,
equal
to
about
3
.
785
liters
(
231
cubic
inches
)
•
The
recipe
calls
for
one
gallon
of
apple
cider
.
The
recipe
calls
for
one
gallon
of
apple
cider
.
•
At
the
gas
station
,
a
driver
fills
his
tank
with
ten
gallons
of
gasoline
.
At
the
gas
station
,
a
driver
fills
his
tank
with
ten
gallons
of
gasoline
.
Borrowed
from
Old
Northern
French
galon
,
of
uncertain
origin
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
13th
century
to
describe
a
liquid
measure
.
noun
a
unit
for
measuring
liquid
volume
in
the
British
imperial
system
,
equal
to
about
4
.
546
liters
•
The
old
petrol
pump
showed
the
price
per
gallon
.
The
old
petrol
pump
showed
the
price
per
gallon
.
•
He
bought
a
gallon
of
ale
from
the
local
pub
.
He
bought
a
gallon
of
ale
from
the
local
pub
.
Same
origin
as
the
U
.
S
.
gallon
,
but
standardized
in
1824
when
the
British
Parliament
defined
the
imperial
gallon
based
on
the
volume
of
ten
pounds
of
water
at
a
specified
temperature
.
noun
informal
:
a
very
large
amount
of
liquid
or
something
that
flows
like
liquid
•
After
the
hike
,
we
drank
gallons
of
water
.
After
the
hike
,
we
drank
gallons
of
water
.
•
The
car
leaks
oil
by
the
gallon
.
The
car
leaks
oil
by
the
gallon
.
