autogas
/ˈɔtoʊˌɡæs/
autogas noun: automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
Noun (1)
autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
- Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
- Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users.1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance
- In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 7.1994, Michael J. Kroes with Thomas W. Wild, Aircraft powerplants
- Synonyms:
- mogas
Noun (2)
autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
- Synonym of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
- Petrol ... 20.3% more than autogas ... The results conclusively demonstrate the carbon benefits of autogas vehicles2005, Cars of the Future: Seventeenth Report of Session 2003-04 (British House of Commons)
- Autogas powers more than 10 million vehicles in over 54 countries worldwide .... In terms of air-borne emissions of the principal regulated noxious gases, autogas is among the lowest emitters of all ...2006, Class of 2006: industry report cards on environment and social responsibility (United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics )
- Synonyms:
- liquefied petroleum gas
Examples of autogas in a sentence
- Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.2006, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation, volume 49, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
- Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.2009, Frederic P Miller with Agnes F Vandome and John McBrewster, Autogas:
Synonyms of autogas
Forms of autogas
| plural | autogases |
|---|---|
| plural | autogasses |
Origin of autogas
Blend of automotive + gas.
Blend of automotive + gas (originally a trade name "Autogas", but now a common noun)
Questions about autogas
- What does autogas mean?
- Autogas means automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
- How do you use autogas in a sentence?
- Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.
- What part of speech is autogas?
- Autogas is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autogas?
- Autogas is pronounced /ˈɔtoʊˌɡæs/.
- What is the plural of autogas?
- The plural of autogas is autogases.
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