galún — meaning in English

English meaning

• gallon noun A unit of liquid volume, roughly 3.8 liters in the US and 4.5 liters in the UK.
• vessel noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).

Senses

galún is used for these senses in English:

• gallon A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
• galloon A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.
• vessel A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]

vessel — full definition

1. noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).
2. noun A container, such as a bowl, cup, or bottle, used to hold a liquid or other substance.
3. noun A tube inside the body or a plant that carries fluid, such as blood.

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