Gallon, unit of liquid measure, equal to 3.785 liters, and subdivided into four quarts or eight pints.

The imperial gallon used in the United Kingdom and Canada is equivalent to 4.546 liters.

The increase of 2d. a pint tax on beer is expected to bring in 42,000,000 more; the increase on spirits to 2 a gallon (which means 4s.8d. on a bottle of whiskey) will account for another 14,000,000; the increase of 6s on light wines and 12s. on sweet wines will bring in 2,000,000 more. Tobacco is taxed another 6d. An ounce. As used here, the gallon is measured as 4s.8d on a bottle of whiskey, which indicate that the gallon refers to the bottle of whiskey which is BASICALLY A CONTAINER measuring to a 4s.8d.

Gallons (U.S.) to liters 3.785412 litters to gallons (U.S.) 0.264172 Gallons (imperial) to liters 4.54609 litres to gallons (imperial) 0.219969]

Gallons definition- gallon

noun (plural gallons)

[glln]

1. U.S. unit of volume: a unit of capacity in the U.S. customary system equal to eight U.S. pints (approximately 3.79 liters) 2. U.K. British unit of volume: a unit of capacity in the British imperial system equal to eight British imperial pints (approximately 4.55 liters)

adjective
holding gallon: with a capacity of one gallon a gallon jar

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman galon < medieval Latin galleta "jug"]

Gallons thesaurus/ synonyms lots, loads (informal), tons (informal), masses (UK, informal), oodles (informal), heaps (UK, informal)

lot [lot]

pronoun or a lot or lots

[lots]

much or many: a large amount, or a large number of people or things (takes a singular or plural verb) I learned a lot.

 A lot of people came. Lots of exercise is what you need. You have lots of choices.

noun (plural lots)

1. piece of land: a small area of land that has fixed boundaries a vacant lot