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  Gallon \Gal"lon\, n. [OF galon, jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr.
     galum a liquid measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. Gill a
     measure.]
     A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for
     the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry
     measure.
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     Note: The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231
           cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled
           water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at
           30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent to a
           cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in
           height, and is the same as the old English wine gallon.
           The beer gallon, now little used in the United States,
           contains 282 cubic inches. The English imperial gallon
           contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at
           62? of Fahrenheit, and barometer at 30 inches, equal to
           277.274 cubic inches.
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  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
     imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
     sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
        imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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              The last
              That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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     2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
        who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. ``The imperial
        democracy of Athens.'' --Mitford.
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              Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
              With an imperial voice.               --Shak.
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              To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
              These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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              He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
              of battle.                            --E. Everett.
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     3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
        paper; imperial tea, etc.
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     Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
        etc.
  
     Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
        German empire.
  
     Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
        no head but the emperor.
  
     Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
        empire.
  
     Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
  
     Imperial eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See Eagle.
  
     Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
  
     Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
        
  
     Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
        the British Parliament.
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  Gallon \Gal"lon\, n. [OF galon, jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr.
     galum a liquid measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. Gill a
     measure.]
     A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for
     the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry
     measure.
  
     Note: The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231
           cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled
           water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at
           30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent to a
           cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in
           height, and is the same as the old English wine gallon.
           The beer gallon, now little used in the United States,
           contains 282 cubic inches. The English imperial gallon
           contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at
           62? of Fahrenheit, and barometer at 30 inches, equal to
           277.274 cubic inches.

  Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
     imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
     sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
     1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
        imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
  
              The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
        who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. ``The imperial
        democracy of Athens.'' --Mitford.
  
              Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an
              imperial voice.                       --Shak.
  
              To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These
              are imperial arts, and worthy thee.   --Dryden.
  
              He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
              of battle.                            --E. Everett.
  
     3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
        paper; imperial tea, etc.
  
     Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
        etc.
  
     Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
        German empire.
  
     Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
        no head but the emperor.
  
     Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
        empire.
  
     Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
  
     Imperial eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See Eagle.
  
     Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
  
     Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
        
  
     Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
        the British Parliament.

  gallon
       n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
            [syn: gal]
       2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
          4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: Imperial gallon, congius]

  gallon
     Αγγλικά n.
     το γαλόνι (μονάδα όγκου)

  gallon
     Hungarian n.
     (l en gallon) (gloss: a unit of volume)
     Hungarian a.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     Hungarian n.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     n.
     1 A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
     2 (lb en British Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
     3 (lb en US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for
  liquids (a "U.S. liquid '''gallon'''")
     4 (lb en US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405
  liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry '''gallon'''").
     5 (lb en in the plural informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
     Tatar n.
     gallon#English (gloss: a unit of volume)

  Gallon
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallon
     n.
     1 A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
     2 (lb en British Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
     3 (lb en US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for
  liquids (a "U.S. liquid '''gallon'''")
     4 (lb en US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405
  liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry '''gallon'''").
     5 (lb en in the plural informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).

  Gallon
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallon
     Hungarian n.
     (l en gallon) (gloss: a unit of volume)
     Hungarian a.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     Hungarian n.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     n.
     1 A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
     2 (lb en British Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
     3 (lb en US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for
  liquids (a "U.S. liquid '''gallon'''")
     4 (lb en US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405
  liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry '''gallon'''").
     5 (lb en in the plural informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).

  Gallon
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallon
     Hungarian n.
     (l en gallon) (gloss: a unit of volume)
     Hungarian a.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     Hungarian n.
     (inflection of hu gall  spe s)
     n.
     1 A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
     2 (lb en British Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
     3 (lb en US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for
  liquids (a "U.S. liquid '''gallon'''")
     4 (lb en US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405
  liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry '''gallon'''").
     5 (lb en in the plural informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).

  Gallon
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallon
     Englanti n.
     gallona

  gallon
     n.
     engelskt rymdmått (ca 4,5 l); amerikanskt rymdmått (ca 3,8 l)

  gallon
     n.
     engelskt rymdmått (ca 4,5 l); amerikanskt rymdmått (ca 3,8 l)

  Gallon /ɡˈalən/
  الغالون

  gallon //ˈɡælən// 
  галон 2.
  a unit of volume used for liquids
   3.
  a gallon in the U.S. customary system

  gallon /ɡˈalən/ 
  galon

  gallon /ɡˈalən/ 
  galwyn 

  gallon /ɡˈalən/ (gal. /ɡˈal/)
  Gallone 
           Note: Hohlmaß: 4,54 l; amerikanisch 3,78 l
   see: gallons
  

  gallon /ɡˈalən/
  
  γαλόνι

  gallon //ˈɡælən// 
  gallona 2.
  a unit of volume used for liquids
   3.
  a gallon in the U.S. customary system

  gallon /ɡˈalən/ 
  1. गैलन{लगभग 4.5 लीटर
        "The barrel contained one gallon of petrol."

  gallon /ɡˈalən/
  galon (4,54 l)

  gallon /ɡˈalən/
  1. 3,78 liter (us)
  2. 4,54 liter (gb)

  gallon //ˈɡælən// 
  ガロン 2.
  a unit of volume used for liquids
   3.
  a gallon in the U.S. customary system

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  галон

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  Gallone

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  gallona

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  gallone

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  ガロン

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  congius

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  galon

  gallon /ɡa.lɔ̃/ 
  galón

  gallon /xɑlɔn/
  galloon, goldbraid, stripe

  gallon /ɣɑlˈɔn/ 
  congius
  1.

  gallon
  gallon

  
/ˈɡæɫən/

  GALLON, measures. A gallon is a liquid measure, containing two hundred and 
  thirty-one cubic inches, or four quarts. 
  
  

  n. 加仑;

     n. 加仑