gal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
noun a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
noun alliterative term for girl (or woman)

From gallon.

"Dat gal atter you, mon!" — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris
Dey’s two gals flyin’ ’bout you in yo’ life. — Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
"'The gal in the buggy, and the toll-gate woman.'" — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton

gallon

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