gas engine


noun
  1. an internal-combustion engine driven by a mixture of air and gas.

Origin of gas engine

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby gas engine

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How to use gas engine in a sentence

  • It is also said that the Selden gas engine royalties exceed ten million dollars in amount.

  • Dugald Clerk, in England, a high authority in practical work with the gas-engine, found that 10 per cent.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
  • The principal elements of a gas engine are not difficult to understand and their functions are easily defined.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
  • The only oil which is used to any extent in gas-engine lubrication that is not of mineral derivation is castor oil.

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British Dictionary definitions for gas engine

gas engine

noun
  1. a type of internal-combustion engine using a flammable gas, such as coal gas or natural gas, as fuel

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