gallon

CEFRB1

/ˈɡælən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A unit for measuring liquid equal to about four liters.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")

Examples

  • In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon.

  • The shopping list included a gallon of milk.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon

  2. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

  3. one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").

More examples

In context

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

Quick test

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).