Meaning
5 sensesA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
Gallone
галло́нgallón
(Canada, UK)Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
(US)231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
(US)One-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
Gallone
галло́нgallón
(in the plural, informal)A large quantity (of any liquid).
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Examples
49 sentencesHow much does a gallon of gas cost in Boston?
Скільки коштує галон бензину в Бостоні?
ruСколько в Бостоне галлон бензина стоит?
The tank can hold thirty gallons.
I still have a few gallons left.
My car gets about 30 miles per gallon.
My old car got thirty miles a gallon.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquidFrom Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).
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Forms
plural: gallonsSynonyms
3 synonyms- United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters:gal
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters:Imperial galloncongius