gallon
C1UK /ˈɡælən/US /ˈɡælən/
Meaning
noun
a unit for measuring liquid. In the UK, Canada and other countries it is equal to about 4.5 litres; in the US it is equal to about 3.8 litres. There are four quarts in a gallon.
“The tankers carried 130 000 gallons of fuel.”
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