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megagallon en · NOUN

Etymology

From mega- + gallon.

Meanings

  1. A unit of volume equal to one million gallons.
    • This time it came up during a trip to Louisville, four days after the Kentucky Derby, where bourbon-spiked mint juleps flow by the megagallon, filling Churchill Downs’ infield with a sea of swaying, semi-conscious hell-raisers, some of whom might even be horseracing fans. 2019 August 1, Vic Williams, “Here’s A Great Golf Tip: Don’t Drink And Drive”, in Golf Tips Magazine, archived from the original on 19 May 2024:
    • Yes, Trump is a vile creature whose presence in the Oval Office will require about a megagallon of disinfectant to cleanse it of his presence when he leaves it. 2019 December 18, Joe Hyde, “Congressman Conaway Votes Against "Impeachment Charade"”, in San Angelo LIVE!:

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