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gallons

gallons is the plural 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

Proper noun capitalized: Gallons

Gallons

  1. (plural) plural of Gallon

Phrases with gallons

Questions about gallons

What is gallons the plural of?
Gallons is the plural of gallon.
What part of speech is gallons?
Gallons is a proper noun.

Words near gallons in the dictionary

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

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