a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
"I need to buy two more gallons of milk, so I'll grab two pints and fill the rest up with quart containers."
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
"After measuring out two quarts of milk for the recipe, I realized that using the old imperial system meant I had slightly less than half a gallon compared to the metric standard."
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
"She carefully poured exactly a quart of milk into the large mixing bowl for her recipe."