gallon

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see also: Gallon

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Etymology

From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from fro-nor galun, galon ("liquid measure") (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus ("measure of wine"), from Vulgar Latin *galla, possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡælən/

Noun

gallon (plural gallons)

1. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
2. (British, Canadian) 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 the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).

   The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.

Translations

• French: gallon
• German: Gallone
• Portuguese: galão
• Russian: галло́н
• Spanish: galón

Translations

• German: Gallone
• Russian: галло́н

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Gallon

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Proper noun

1. Surname.

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