English Dictionary

gallon

/ˈɡælən/

noun

A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints / (Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon / (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")

I bought a gallon of milk at the grocery store.

意味（1）

A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

意味（2）

(Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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

意味（5）

(in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).

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