: a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quarts see Weights and Measures Table
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Commercial aviation uses about 100 billion gallons of fuel per year.
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Mulaney’s latest entry in his musical saga finds him behind the cash register of a Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where Pete Davidson wants to buy a gallon of milk.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The ship loaded up on 1.5 million gallons of fuel on December 6, 1941, and has approximately half a million gallons to go.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Between 1999 and 2010, Enbridge’s operations in North America had more than 800 spills that dumped nearly 6.8 million gallons of oil, according to a NWF report.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Mulaney’s latest entry in his musical saga finds him behind the cash register of a Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where Pete Davidson wants to buy a gallon of milk.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The ship loaded up on 1.5 million gallons of fuel on December 6, 1941, and has approximately half a million gallons to go.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Between 1999 and 2010, Enbridge’s operations in North America had more than 800 spills that dumped nearly 6.8 million gallons of oil, according to a NWF report.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Gallon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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gallon
noun
gal·lon
ˈgal-ən 
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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