autogas
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Blend of automotive + gas
Noun
autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
- (US, Canada, aviation) Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
- 1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance:
- 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.
- 1994, Michael J. Kroes, Aircraft powerplants:
- 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.
- 2006, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation, volume 49:
- Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.
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Synonyms
- (aviation): mogas
Coordinate terms
- (aviation): avgas
See also
Avgas (section on use of automotive gasoline) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - jet fuel
- diesel fuel
- rocket fuel
Etymology 2
Blend of automotive + gas (originally a trade name "Autogas", but now a common noun)
Noun
autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
- (UK, Australia) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
- 2005, Cars of the Future: Seventeenth Report of Session 2003-04 (British House of Commons):
- Petrol ... 20.3% more than autogas ... The results conclusively demonstrate the carbon benefits of autogas vehicles
- 2006, Class of 2006: industry report cards on environment and social responsibility (United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics ):
- 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 ...
- 2009, Frederic P Miller, Autogas:
- Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
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Synonyms
- (LPG): LPG, liquefied petroleum gas
See also
- Autogas (for UK and Australian sense) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- agoutas
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of auto + gas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.toːˌɣɑs/, /ˈoː.toːˌɣɑs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: au‧to‧gas
Noun
autogas n (uncountable)
- autogas (liquefied petroleum gas)
Synonyms
- gas
- LPG