gal

UK: /ˈgæl/ US: /gæl/ ,(gal)

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gal¹ /gæl/   n. [countable] [Informal.]

1. a girl or woman.

gal.,  an abbreviation of:

1. Weights and Measures gallon.

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gal¹  (gal), n. [Informal.]

1. a girl or woman.

• origin, originally dialect, dialectal pronunciation, pronounced of girl 1785–95

Usage

See girl. 

gal²  (gal), n. 

1. Weights and Measures a centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.

• named after Galileo 1910–15

Gal., 

1. Bible Galatians.

gal., 

1. gallon;
   gallons.

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gal / ɡæl/ noun

1. a girl

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Gal. abbreviation

1. Galatians

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gal., gall. abbreviation

1. gallon

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gall., gal. abbreviation

1. gallon