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Word entry · 6 letters

gallon

Best crossword clue

"Liquid measure"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡælən/Part of speech nounSorted agllnoStarts with GEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

Word origin

From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

Used in a sentence

  • The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.

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