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| gal. |
abbreviation of "gallon" or "gallons." |
| gallon |
any container that holds one gallon. [1/3 definitions] |
| jeroboam |
a large wine bottle that holds about four fifths of a gallon or about three liters. |
| jerry can |
a flat-sided, narrow five-gallon container for liquids, esp. gasoline. |
| mpg |
abbreviation of "miles per gallon." |
| pint |
in the UK, a unit of capacity equal to twenty fluid ounces or 568.2624 milliliters in liquid measure, and to one eighth of a gallon or 34.678 cu. in. in dry measure. (abbr.: pt.) [1/3 definitions] |
| wine gallon |
see "gallon." |
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