Gallon
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A gallon is a volumetric unit of measurement. People have used many different gallons throughout history. There is only one type of gallon still commonly used.
| 1 imperial gallon | = 4.54609 litres (exactly) **No longer used in the United Kingdom.** |
| = 8 imperial pints | |
| ≈ 1.20 U.S. wet gallons | |
| ≈ 1.03 U.S. dry gallons | |
| = 10 pounds of pure water at 17° Celsius | |
| 1 U.S. wet gallon | = 231 cubic inches = 3 in × 7 in × 11 in **This is the gallon commonly used in the US.** |
| = 128 U.S. fl. oz. | |
| = 8 U.S. wet pints | |
| = 1⁄42 of a U.S. oil barrel | |
| = 3.785411784 litres (exactly) | |
| ≈ 0.83 imperial gallons | |
| ≈ 0.86 U.S. dry gallons | |
| ≈ 8.33 pounds of pure water at room temperature | |
| 1 U.S. dry gallon | = 268.8025 cubic inches **Occasionally used in the US.** |
| = 8 U.S. dry pints | |
| = 1⁄8 of a U.S. bushel | |
| = 4.40488377086 litres (exactly) | |
| ≈ 0.97 imperial gallons | |
| ≈ 1.16 U.S. wet gallons |