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gals.

American  

abbreviation

  1. gallons.


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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

It totals 75 million gals., enough to fill a supertanker to overflowing.

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

PerformanceRPMMPHGPHDB-A9008.45.36912009.213.072150010.124.782180020.331.280210028.240.182240034.752.384250036.558.285Speeds measured by GPS on Biscayne Bay near Miami, Fla., w/four adults aboard, 100 gals. water and 350 gals. fuel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Put in about 20 gals. of water and cook until it is thoroughly done.

From Home Pork Making by Fulton, A. W.