autogas
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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.
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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 ...
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Synonyms
- (LPG): LPG, liquefied petroleum gas
See also
- Autogas (for UK and Australian sense) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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autogas n (uncountable)
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