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1
a
unit
for
measuring
volume
:
Examples:
How much does a
gallon
of
petrol
cost
?
An
imperial
gallon
, used in
Britain
, is
equal
to 4,546
cubic
centimetres.
A US
gallon
is
equal
to 3,785
cubic
centimetres.
2
a
large
amount
of
liquid
:
Examples:
I love
milk
- I
drink
gallons of the stuff.
3
a
unit
of measurement of
volume
of
liquid
equal
to 4
quarts
or 3.78
liters
4
in the
UK
, a
unit
for
measuring
the
volume
of a
liquid
or
gas
,
equal
to
approximately
4.55 litres:
Examples:
Fuel
tax
is to
rise
by over 25p a
gallon
.
5
in the US, a
unit
for
measuring
the
volume
of a
liquid
,
equal
to
approximately
3.79 litres:
Examples:
The
average
federally set
price
of
milk
is
expected
to
rise
42
cents
, to $1.58 a
gallon
.
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