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gal

/ɡæl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
  2. A unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo).
  3. Alliterative term for girl (or woman).

Origin

From gallon.

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