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galloner

galloner noun: a container holding or measuring the specified number of gallons.

Noun

galloner (plural galloners)

  1. (in-compounds) A container holding or measuring the specified number of gallons.
    • For Kaitlin Self, a University of Florida junior and "two galloner" - meaning she's already donated two gallons of blood - news of the new rule was heartening.2013 August 4, Kristine Crane, “Good news for blood supply: Those with tattoos needn't wait to donate”, in The Gainesville Sun
    • He found that the “one galloner” was inadequate, so he splurged and purchased a 400 gallon tank truck to deliver gasoline to his rural customers.2018 August 16, ohtadmin, “100 years in the making”, in Pioneer Tribune

Forms of galloner

pluralgalloners

Origin of galloner

From gallon + -er.

Questions about galloner

What does galloner mean?
Galloner means a container holding or measuring the specified number of gallons.
What part of speech is galloner?
Galloner is a noun.
What is the plural of galloner?
The plural of galloner is galloners.

Words near galloner in the dictionary

  1. Gallomaniacs
  2. Gallomans
  3. gallon
  4. gallonage
  5. gallonages
  6. galloner
  7. galloners
  8. gallons
  9. galloon
  10. gallooned
  11. galloons

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