"gallon" in the noun sense
1. gallon, gal
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
2. gallon, Imperial gallon, congius
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
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