Gallon
noun
A unit of measurement for liquids that is used mainly in the U.S. and equals approximately 3.79 liters.
The car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon.
Often appears as...
- miles per gallon
- gallons of water
noun
A unit of measurement for liquids that is used mainly in the U.K. and equals approximately 4.55 liters.
The petrol station is selling fuel for 2 pounds per gallon.
Often appears as...
- pounds per gallon
- gallons of oil
noun
A unit of measurement for liquids that is used mainly in the U.S. and equals approximately 3.79 liters.
The car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon.
Often appears as...
- miles per gallon
- gallons of water
noun
A unit of measurement for liquids that is used mainly in the U.K. and equals approximately 4.55 liters.
The petrol station is selling fuel for 2 pounds per gallon.
Often appears as...
- pounds per gallon
- gallons of oil
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3US Customary
Remember, in the US, a gallon is smaller than in the UK, common in everyday use.
Please buy a gallon of ice cream for the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Fuel Efficiency
Miles per gallon (mpg) measures how far a car can travel on a gallon of fuel, crucial in the US.
Her new car gets 30 miles per gallon, which is quite efficient.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume vs. Weight
A gallon measures volume, not weight; different liquids can weigh differently.
This gallon of milk is heavier than a gallon of water.
Pro Tip 1/3US Customary
Remember, in the US, a gallon is smaller than in the UK, common in everyday use.
Please buy a gallon of ice cream for the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Fuel Efficiency
Miles per gallon (mpg) measures how far a car can travel on a gallon of fuel, crucial in the US.
Her new car gets 30 miles per gallon, which is quite efficient.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume vs. Weight
A gallon measures volume, not weight; different liquids can weigh differently.
This gallon of milk is heavier than a gallon of water.
Pro Tip 1/3US Customary
Remember, in the US, a gallon is smaller than in the UK, common in everyday use.
Please buy a gallon of ice cream for the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Fuel Efficiency
Miles per gallon (mpg) measures how far a car can travel on a gallon of fuel, crucial in the US.
Her new car gets 30 miles per gallon, which is quite efficient.
Pro Tip 3/3Volume vs. Weight
A gallon measures volume, not weight; different liquids can weigh differently.
This gallon of milk is heavier than a gallon of water.
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A 40-year plan for...
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Secret Formula of...
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Magnificent Whale...
the largest in the world they weigh a ton and produce gallons of sperm one coupling can flush out whatever preceded it so it may not be the first male who
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sauce armed with the information that I just shared they're challenging the status quo they're employing practices from around the world the results demonstrate the opportunity over the past twelve months their tomato yield is up twenty percent they use two billion gallons less water and their costs are
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The radical possibilities...
are just a couple of the types of stories that we're gonna see if life with an expanded vocabulary can tell so sounds great right injecting semi-synthetic organisms and the people dumping millions and millions of gallons of our bacteria into the ocean or out on your favorite beach oh wait a minute
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The four fish we're...
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The mind behind Tesla,...
is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already. If the sun wasn't there, we'd be a frozen ice ball at three degrees Kelvin, and the sun powers the entire system of precipitation. The whole ecosystem is solar-powered. But in a gallon of gasoline, you have,
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A 40-year plan for...
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Secret Formula of...
135 thousand gallons of coca-cola the people who handle the concentrate are as in the dark about the secret formula as anyone the coke they make has to taste the same as coke made by other bottlers around the world it's a
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How to Conserve Water PIPE...
about three million gallons of water a year there are many lessons we can learn from colorado college i'm here in the college's eco-home with a family of students who are learning more about being water wise
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
in the u.s that gets only eight inches of rain a year this place was built by draining trillions of gallons of ancient water stored in aquifers deep below it
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Magnificent Whale...
the largest in the world they weigh a ton and produce gallons of sperm one coupling can flush out whatever preceded it so it may not be the first male who
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F. Murray Abraham
American Actor
My family is blue-collar - coal miners and steelworkers. My father was an automobile mechanic, and us boys were brought up to work. I used to pump gasoline at 11 cents a gallon. I thought I would like to be a first-rate mechanic; a respected, hard-working man.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Getting toxic lead out of gasoline, the oil industry shouted, would cost a dollar a gallon. It turned out to cost just a penny a gallon to protect hundreds of thousands of kids from lead-induced brain damage.
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Jam Master Jay
American Musician
The technology is just so far gone. It's just like back in the day you needed a suitcase just to have a cell phone. The battery was so heavy, it was like carrying a gallon of soda around with you all day.
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Dorothy Allison
American Writer
I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide.
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Lamar Alexander
American Politician
I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now.
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Rick Harrison
American Businessman
You can have a soda every once in awhile, but don't drink a gallon of it a day.
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John Sununu
American Politician
Nothing panics politicians like $4 a gallon gas.
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Austin O'Malley
American Scientist
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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George S. Patton
American General
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
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Gabrielle Union
American Actress
I drink a gallon of water a day.
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F. Murray Abraham
American Actor
My family is blue-collar - coal miners and steelworkers. My father was an automobile mechanic, and us boys were brought up to work. I used to pump gasoline at 11 cents a gallon. I thought I would like to be a first-rate mechanic; a respected, hard-working man.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Getting toxic lead out of gasoline, the oil industry shouted, would cost a dollar a gallon. It turned out to cost just a penny a gallon to protect hundreds of thousands of kids from lead-induced brain damage.
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Jam Master Jay
American Musician
The technology is just so far gone. It's just like back in the day you needed a suitcase just to have a cell phone. The battery was so heavy, it was like carrying a gallon of soda around with you all day.
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Dorothy Allison
American Writer
I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide.
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Lamar Alexander
American Politician
I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now.
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Rick Harrison
American Businessman
You can have a soda every once in awhile, but don't drink a gallon of it a day.
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John Sununu
American Politician
Nothing panics politicians like $4 a gallon gas.
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Austin O'Malley
American Scientist
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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George S. Patton
American General
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
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Gabrielle Union
American Actress
I drink a gallon of water a day.
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