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megagallon

megagallon noun: a unit of volume equal to one million gallons.

Noun

megagallon (plural megagallons)

  1. A unit of volume equal to one million gallons.
    • This time it came up during a trip to Louisville, four days after the Kentucky Derby, where bourbon-spiked mint juleps flow by the megagallon, filling Churchill Downs’ infield with a sea of swaying, semi-conscious hell-raisers, some of whom might even be horseracing fans.2019 August 1, Vic Williams, “Here’s A Great Golf Tip: Don’t Drink And Drive”, in Golf Tips Magazine, archived from the original on 19 May 2024
    • Yes, Trump is a vile creature whose presence in the Oval Office will require about a megagallon of disinfectant to cleanse it of his presence when he leaves it.2019 December 18, Joe Hyde, “Congressman Conaway Votes Against "Impeachment Charade"”, in San Angelo LIVE!

Forms of megagallon

pluralmegagallons

Origin of megagallon

From mega- + gallon.

Questions about megagallon

What does megagallon mean?
Megagallon means a unit of volume equal to one million gallons.
What part of speech is megagallon?
Megagallon is a noun.
What is the plural of megagallon?
The plural of megagallon is megagallons.

Words near megagallon in the dictionary

  1. megafrustules
  2. megafund
  3. megafunds
  4. megagalleries
  5. megagallery
  6. megagallon
  7. megagallons
  8. megagame
  9. megagames
  10. megagamete
  11. megagametes

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