(British, Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon.
(British, Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon.
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(British) A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
(UK, Commonwealth) A unit of liquid volume in the imperial system equal to 0.568 litres and divided into 20 fluid ounces.
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
⛽️ The average price of a gallon of gas hit $4.39 this morning — up 9¢ in just 24 hours, and 47% higher than before the Iran war. A month ago, it was $4.06. A year ago, it was $3.19. This is ALL Trump’s fault! 😡
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Gallon means: A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
gallon means: A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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“A rough conversion for US$/USgallon to GBP/litre is to divide by 5. So $5 per US gallon = £1 per Litre. The error is about 2% at todays exchange rate.”
“a cursive thought that just occurred to me: as the Trumpression goes on, and gas goes above $10 a gallon, at what point are we going to start seeing gas trailer hijacking? it's not that there was no risk before, but...”
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(US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon").
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
“Last night it was $4.33/gallon. Jumped 26¢ gallon overnight.”
“⛽️ The average price of a gallon of gas hit $4.39 this morning — up 9¢ in just 24 hours, and 47% higher than before the Iran war. A month ago, it was $4.06. A year ago, it was $3.19. This is ALL Trump’s fault! 😡”
“Trump has nothing to show for his war in Iran except 13 dead service members, a closed Strait, a broken ceasefire, and a $4.30 gallon of gas. apnews.com/article/oil-...”
“I saw a screenshot of someone complaining about $7 gas and it costing $200 to fill up a Silverado, and my immediate reaction was, instead, "holy shit; that thing has a 30 gallon gas tank?"”
“Last night it was $4.33/gallon. Jumped 36¢ a gallon overnight.”
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