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gal

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: gal

1
n
alliterative term for girl (or woman)
2
n
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
3
n
a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: gal
1

n alliterative term for girl (or woman)

Type of:
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman
a young woman
2

n United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

Synonyms:
gallon
Type of:
United States liquid unit
a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
3

n a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

Type of:
acceleration unit
a unit for measuring acceleration
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