HOW TO PRONOUNCE
gallon
/ˈɡælən/
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What does gallon mean?
noun
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
More meanings (3)
noun
- one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- (informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡælən/
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The rule to remember here is "a pint's a pound the world 'round," or one gallon of water weighs about eight pounds.
In case large quantities of stock solution are needed, two pounds of copper sulfate may be dissolved in one gallon of water.
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With a portable still attached to a cooking stove, I obtain half a gallon of water per hour, and with very little trouble.
That was less than four cents a day for cow feed to produce two gallons of milk, or about two cents a gallon.