: a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quarts see Weights and Measures Table
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The average person emits around 26 gallons of sweat per year while lying between the sheets, blankets, duvet or comforter.
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Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The average price for a gallon of regular in the Golden State stood at $4.886 on Wednesday, the highest of any state.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
In Miami, the average is $3.01 a gallon, down nearly 9 cents from a week ago.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
For the city of Fresno, these gas stations had the cheapest gas per gallon as of Friday, April 11, according to GasBuddy.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The average price for a gallon of regular in the Golden State stood at $4.886 on Wednesday, the highest of any state.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
In Miami, the average is $3.01 a gallon, down nearly 9 cents from a week ago.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
For the city of Fresno, these gas stations had the cheapest gas per gallon as of Friday, April 11, according to GasBuddy.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Gallon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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gallon
noun
gal·lon
ˈgal-ən 
1
: a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to four quarts or 231 cubic inches or 3.785 liters
2
: a British unit of liquid and dry capacity equal to four quarts or 277.42 cubic inches or 4.544 liters
called also imperial gallon
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