gal

/gæl/

/gæl/
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Other forms: gals

Definitions of gal
  1. noun
    alliterative term for girl (or woman)
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    type of:
    fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman
    a young woman
  2. noun
    United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
    synonyms: gallon
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    type of:
    United States liquid unit
    a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  3. noun
    a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
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    type of:
    acceleration unit
    a unit for measuring acceleration
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