gals.
Americanabbreviation
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“Theatre gals. We met doing a play in New Jersey. I think I was still in high school.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
In Delaware, where the Uruguayan tanker Presidente Rivera ran aground and spilled 300,000 gals. of heavy No. 6 oil, about 70% had been cleaned up.
From Time Magazine Archive
RPMKNOTSGPHDB-A9005.81.76612007.43.36615008.84.86718009.69.167210013.412.672240017.516.473270021.719.476300025.422.677330028.730.177355031.434.679Speeds measured by GPS on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., w/four adults aboard, 10 gals. water and 80 gals. fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
RPMMPHGPHdB-A6004.60.9669006.61.66512007.93.46915009.05.17518009.68.176210010.412.579240015.414.883270020.219.484300025.522.684330029.725.785360033.035.490Speeds measured by GPS in Boga Ciega Bay, Fla., in calm seas and light winds w/two people on board, 230 gals. of fuel and 40 gals. of water.
From Time Magazine Archive
For orchard work, 1 lb. to 100 gals. water is the usual strength.
From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)
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