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gal

/ɡæl/

gal is the abbreviation of gallon.

Meaning of gallon

Noun

gallon (plural gallons)

  1. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
  2. (Canada, UK) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
  3. (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
  4. (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
  5. (in plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
    • The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.

See all 6 meanings of gallon

Noun (1)

gal (plural gals)

  1. (colloquial) A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.

Noun (2)

gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)

  1. A galileo (unit of acceleration).

Proper noun capitalized: Gal

Gal

  1. A male or female given name from Hebrew גַּל.
  2. (alternative) Alternative form of Gal..

Symbol capitalized: Gal

Gal

  1. The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.

Noun (3) capitalized: GAL

GAL

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of guardian ad litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.

Synonyms of gal

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Forms of gal

pluralgal
pluralgals
symbolGal

Origin of gal

From gallon.

From a dialectal pronunciation of girl, attested since 1795; compare gell, g'hal.

Shortened from galileo.

Words formed from gal

Phrases with gal

Words that rhyme with gal

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Questions about gal

What does gal mean?
Gal means a young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
What is gal the abbreviation of?
Gal is the abbreviation of gallon.
What part of speech is gal?
Gal can be a noun, a proper noun or a symbol.
How do you pronounce gal?
Gal is pronounced /ɡæl/.
What is the plural of gal?
The plural of gal is gal.

Words near gal in the dictionary

  1. Gakiling
  2. gakked
  3. gakuen
  4. gakuens
  5. gakuran
  6. gal
  7. Gal Civ
  8. gal Friday
  9. gal Fridays
  10. gal game
  11. gal pal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gal (page history and authors); Gal (page history and authors); GAL (page history and authors); gallon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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