Definition of gallon in English:

gallon

noun ˈɡalənˈɡælən

1British A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to eight pints or 4.55 litres.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even unleaded petrol has long since raced past the £4 per gallon mark, retailing at 96.9 pence a litre.
- The annual price for milk per gallon was £1.17, the euro equivalent being 1.48.
- Fuel-cell capacity has been reduced from 35 gallons to 30 gallons, and the amount of methanol teams may have in their trackside tanks has changed accordingly.
- Since we've been here, we've probably bought close to 100,000 litres of compost (that's close to 22,000 imperial gallons).
- A British gallon is 5 litres, but a US one is less.
- The price at the Shell petrol station in Haverfordwest is 89.9p per litre, approximately 15p a gallon difference.
- The plastic pipeline, only eight inches in diameter, can bring 22,000 gallons per hour.
- With the fuel tank capacity exceeding 12 gallons, this gives a theoretical range of 600 miles between refills.
- At this time, the going rate per gallon was the equivalent of about 5p.
- Other units, such as cubic meters or imperial gallons, can be converted to the U.S. barrel fairly easily.
- Even if we use Moller's 645 hp figure, that's 43 gallons per hour.
- The premium was based on the milk quota held by eligible farmers on March 31 at a rate of approximately 1.21 cent a litre or 5.5 cent per gallon.
- Petrol prices could go up by another 5p per gallon, or 1p per litre, in the coming weeks after an increase in the cost of crude oil.
- The reservoir has a capacity of 720 million gallons, 143 millions more than Hollingworth Lake and enough to keep a household tap running for 50 years.
- It was announced that garages would switch to selling petrol by the litre instead of the gallon from the following autumn.
- Check the number of kilometres it achieves per litre or miles per gallon with dealers and then double-check those figures in motoring magazines or on consumer websites.
- The AA calculates that a modest family car doing 12,000 miles a year and getting 30 miles per gallon will use 1800 litres of fuel.
- Pump prices have already soared to 81p per litre - £3.68p a gallon - on many forecourts.
- The Fabia will average well over 40 miles per gallon, almost matching the more expensive 1.9 litre turbodiesel.
- He said the typical dairy farmer in Ireland is producing 40,000 gallons of milk per year.
1. 1.1US A unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 litres.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The total shown is equivalent to 62 gallons of diesel fuel.
  The interesting question is: What is the cost of burning a gallon of gasoline to society?
  The fission of a single gram of uranium is the energy equivalent of burning three tons of coal, or 600 gallons of fuel oil.
  Well, certainly this would be true in Europe, where fuel costs the equivalent of $4 or $5 per gallon.
  I kicked the habit in the early 1980s, when gas prices were the equivalent of about $3 per gallon.
  According to Leisner, one ton of waste produces the equivalent of 18 gallons of biofuel.
  Carry one gallon of water per person per day, and beware of sudden wind gusts or thunderstorms.
  The milk is available in gallons, half gallons, quarts and pints.
  One respondent said that poultry plants have increased water consumption from approximately six gallons to 9.5 gallons per bird.
  What gets the equivalent of 1,000 miles per gallon, doesn't pollute, will save the world, and transports you in breezy style?
  Four liters is approximately one gallon, or the equivalent of about nine pounds.
  The economics of doing that are such that one ends up using the equivalent of six gallons of gasoline to make enough hydrogen to replace one gallon of gasoline.
  This statement is often said by Canadians looking at all the US tourists trying to figure out how to convert litres to gallons.
  That's the equivalent of about 1 teaspoon of sugar in a gallon of water.
  This is also known as water volume which is measured in gallons per minute or litres per minute and the amount of water being thrown at the surface being cleaned.
  Should we be concerned about the whole chain of calculations he used to arrive at a wheat-field equivalent for a gallon of gas?
  The paper points out that the energy of 2.66 gallons of ethanol is equivalent to 1.74 gallons of gasoline.
  An independent forensic specialist determined that the foam's combustibility was equivalent to 13 gallons of gasoline.
  For smaller back pack sprayers use an equivalent of 1.3 oz of product per every gallon of water.
  At eight cents a gallon, that's a savings of $1.20 compared to other gas stations.
2gallons ofinformal A large volume of something.
gallons of fake blood
大量人造血。
Example sentencesExamples
- A large aquarium was pulled over and smashed, sending gallons of water cascading over the floor.
- What do a few buckets of waste mean anyway, in the grand scheme of things as you bob up and down atop gazillions of gallons of seawater?
- A plethora of massive pipes keep draining millions of gallons of radioactive water into the sea with high amount of low-level radiation.
- Just as well we're in the country here, with a good breeze and gazillions of gallons of fresh air to sweep it up.
- Rather than wasting multiple gallons of energized water I should think it would be profitable, if not philanthropic, to bottle it and take it to market.
- Those stars join a list of past celebrity sliming victims during the popular ritual in which gallons of slime rain down on someone during the festivities.

Derivatives

gallonage

noun

Actually, gallonage was down by almost 1 percent.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the latest gallonage is added to the existing milk pool, the expansion makes Lakeland the fourth largest dairy milk processor in the country with operations spanning 15 counties.
- Generally, the average high-volume gallonages in California on deciduous trees is about 400 gallons.
- Our per-acre gallonages are between 50 and 100.
- You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum 'pail, liquid measure', perhaps of Celtic origin.

This unit of volume for liquids is from Anglo-Norman French galon, from medieval Latin galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’. The origin may be Celtic.

Rhymes

Alan, talon

Definition of gallon in US English:

gallon

nounˈɡælənˈɡalən

1US A unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 liters.
1. 1.1British A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to four quarts or 4.55 liters.
2gallons ofinformal A large volume of something.
gallons of fake blood
大量人造血。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather than wasting multiple gallons of energized water I should think it would be profitable, if not philanthropic, to bottle it and take it to market.
- Those stars join a list of past celebrity sliming victims during the popular ritual in which gallons of slime rain down on someone during the festivities.
- Just as well we're in the country here, with a good breeze and gazillions of gallons of fresh air to sweep it up.
- What do a few buckets of waste mean anyway, in the grand scheme of things as you bob up and down atop gazillions of gallons of seawater?
- A large aquarium was pulled over and smashed, sending gallons of water cascading over the floor.
- A plethora of massive pipes keep draining millions of gallons of radioactive water into the sea with high amount of low-level radiation.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’, perhaps of Celtic origin.

单词	gallon
释义	Definition of gallon in English: gallon noun ˈɡalənˈɡælən 1British A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to eight pints or 4.55 litres. Example sentencesExamples Even unleaded petrol has long since raced past the £4 per gallon mark, retailing at 96.9 pence a litre. The annual price for milk per gallon was £1.17, the euro equivalent being 1.48. Fuel-cell capacity has been reduced from 35 gallons to 30 gallons, and the amount of methanol teams may have in their trackside tanks has changed accordingly. Since we've been here, we've probably bought close to 100,000 litres of compost (that's close to 22,000 imperial gallons). A British gallon is 5 litres, but a US one is less. The price at the Shell petrol station in Haverfordwest is 89.9p per litre, approximately 15p a gallon difference. The plastic pipeline, only eight inches in diameter, can bring 22,000 gallons per hour. With the fuel tank capacity exceeding 12 gallons, this gives a theoretical range of 600 miles between refills. At this time, the going rate per gallon was the equivalent of about 5p. Other units, such as cubic meters or imperial gallons, can be converted to the U.S. barrel fairly easily. Even if we use Moller's 645 hp figure, that's 43 gallons per hour. The premium was based on the milk quota held by eligible farmers on March 31 at a rate of approximately 1.21 cent a litre or 5.5 cent per gallon. Petrol prices could go up by another 5p per gallon, or 1p per litre, in the coming weeks after an increase in the cost of crude oil. The reservoir has a capacity of 720 million gallons, 143 millions more than Hollingworth Lake and enough to keep a household tap running for 50 years. It was announced that garages would switch to selling petrol by the litre instead of the gallon from the following autumn. Check the number of kilometres it achieves per litre or miles per gallon with dealers and then double-check those figures in motoring magazines or on consumer websites. The AA calculates that a modest family car doing 12,000 miles a year and getting 30 miles per gallon will use 1800 litres of fuel. Pump prices have already soared to 81p per litre - £3.68p a gallon - on many forecourts. The Fabia will average well over 40 miles per gallon, almost matching the more expensive 1.9 litre turbodiesel. He said the typical dairy farmer in Ireland is producing 40,000 gallons of milk per year. 1.1US A unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 litres. Example sentencesExamples The total shown is equivalent to 62 gallons of diesel fuel. The interesting question is: What is the cost of burning a gallon of gasoline to society? The fission of a single gram of uranium is the energy equivalent of burning three tons of coal, or 600 gallons of fuel oil. Well, certainly this would be true in Europe, where fuel costs the equivalent of $4 or $5 per gallon. I kicked the habit in the early 1980s, when gas prices were the equivalent of about $3 per gallon. According to Leisner, one ton of waste produces the equivalent of 18 gallons of biofuel. Carry one gallon of water per person per day, and beware of sudden wind gusts or thunderstorms. The milk is available in gallons, half gallons, quarts and pints. One respondent said that poultry plants have increased water consumption from approximately six gallons to 9.5 gallons per bird. What gets the equivalent of 1,000 miles per gallon, doesn't pollute, will save the world, and transports you in breezy style? Four liters is approximately one gallon, or the equivalent of about nine pounds. The economics of doing that are such that one ends up using the equivalent of six gallons of gasoline to make enough hydrogen to replace one gallon of gasoline. This statement is often said by Canadians looking at all the US tourists trying to figure out how to convert litres to gallons. That's the equivalent of about 1 teaspoon of sugar in a gallon of water. This is also known as water volume which is measured in gallons per minute or litres per minute and the amount of water being thrown at the surface being cleaned. Should we be concerned about the whole chain of calculations he used to arrive at a wheat-field equivalent for a gallon of gas? The paper points out that the energy of 2.66 gallons of ethanol is equivalent to 1.74 gallons of gasoline. An independent forensic specialist determined that the foam's combustibility was equivalent to 13 gallons of gasoline. For smaller back pack sprayers use an equivalent of 1.3 oz of product per every gallon of water. At eight cents a gallon, that's a savings of $1.20 compared to other gas stations. 2gallons ofinformal A large volume of something. gallons of fake blood 大量人造血。 Example sentencesExamples A large aquarium was pulled over and smashed, sending gallons of water cascading over the floor. What do a few buckets of waste mean anyway, in the grand scheme of things as you bob up and down atop gazillions of gallons of seawater? A plethora of massive pipes keep draining millions of gallons of radioactive water into the sea with high amount of low-level radiation. Just as well we're in the country here, with a good breeze and gazillions of gallons of fresh air to sweep it up. Rather than wasting multiple gallons of energized water I should think it would be profitable, if not philanthropic, to bottle it and take it to market. Those stars join a list of past celebrity sliming victims during the popular ritual in which gallons of slime rain down on someone during the festivities. Derivatives gallonage noun Actually, gallonage was down by almost 1 percent. Example sentencesExamples When the latest gallonage is added to the existing milk pool, the expansion makes Lakeland the fourth largest dairy milk processor in the country with operations spanning 15 counties. Generally, the average high-volume gallonages in California on deciduous trees is about 400 gallons. Our per-acre gallonages are between 50 and 100. You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum 'pail, liquid measure', perhaps of Celtic origin. This unit of volume for liquids is from Anglo-Norman French galon, from medieval Latin galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’. The origin may be Celtic. Rhymes Alan, talon Definition of gallon in US English: gallon nounˈɡælənˈɡalən 1US A unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 liters. 1.1British A unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to four quarts or 4.55 liters. 2gallons ofinformal A large volume of something. gallons of fake blood 大量人造血。 Example sentencesExamples Rather than wasting multiple gallons of energized water I should think it would be profitable, if not philanthropic, to bottle it and take it to market. Those stars join a list of past celebrity sliming victims during the popular ritual in which gallons of slime rain down on someone during the festivities. Just as well we're in the country here, with a good breeze and gazillions of gallons of fresh air to sweep it up. What do a few buckets of waste mean anyway, in the grand scheme of things as you bob up and down atop gazillions of gallons of seawater? A large aquarium was pulled over and smashed, sending gallons of water cascading over the floor. A plethora of massive pipes keep draining millions of gallons of radioactive water into the sea with high amount of low-level radiation. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French galon, from the base of medieval Latin galleta, galletum ‘pail, liquid measure’, perhaps of Celtic origin.
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