gallon
noun
gal·lon
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Definition of gallon
: a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quarts — see Weights and Measures Table
Examples of gallon in a Sentence
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Responding for a domestic disturbance, police observed a man walk up to a residence, break a window using a gallon jug of water, and attempt to break a second window. — Washington Post, "Southern Maryland crime report," 1 Aug. 2019 Evers in February proposed raising the gas tax by 8 cents a gallon, to 40.9 cents, and scheduling annual inflationary increases starting next year. — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Transportation secretary to Gov. Tony Evers says lawmakers should raise gas tax in 2021," 26 July 2019 This accounts for increasing both gasoline by 10.5 cents a gallon and diesel by 19 cents. — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, "See if you really will get a tax cut from the state legislature this year; many Ohioans will pay more," 22 July 2019 Poole conducted the experiment, known as the Rainbow, at the prestigious Manhattan school with a gallon jug of methanol. — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, "He was engulfed in flames when a school chemistry experiment erupted. He just won $60M.," 2 July 2019 The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon hasn't changed since 1993. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Gas taxes are rising because Americans are driving more fuel-efficient cars," 1 July 2019 The report included video footage of Border Patrol agents dumping out water from plastic gallon jugs and another agent kicking jugs over. — John Moore/getty Images, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Trial revives debate: When does border humanitarian aid become a crime?," 9 June 2019 Lake and Will counties can impose a new gas tax of up to 8 cents a gallon. — Dan Mccaleb, Daily Southtown, "McCaleb: Lawmakers 'hard work' pays off for them, not taxpayers," 7 June 2019 The next day everyone flew back to Heathrow on separate flights, clutching gallon jugs of olive oil from the estate and nursing burgeoning grudges. — Janine Di Giovanni, Town & Country, "Is Brexit Ruining London Dinner Parties?," 25 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gallon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for gallon
gallon
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gallon
US
: a unit of liquid measurement equal to four U.S. quarts or 3.785 liters
British
: a unit of liquid measurement equal to four British quarts or 4.546 liters
See the full definition for gallon in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gallon
noun
gal·lon
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Kids Definition of gallon
: a unit of liquid capacity equal to four quarts (about 3.8 liters)
gallon
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gal·lon
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Medical Definition of gallon
1
: a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to four quarts or 231 cubic inches or 3.785 liters
2
: a British unit of liquid and dry capacity equal to four quarts or 277.42 cubic inches or 4.544 liters
— called also imperial gallon
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