avgas
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of avgas
First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)
Example Sentences
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This includes a determination that leaded avgas emissions from piston-engine aircraft contribute to air pollution, and that lead air pollution can be reasonably anticipated to endanger the public's health or welfare.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2021
In its petition, the coalition makes the case that leaded avgas meets the criteria required by the Clean Air Act to make an endangerment finding.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2021
According to statistics gathered by the Natural Resources Defense Council, nationwide more than three million children attend schools in close proximity to airports where avgas is burned.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013
By the 1940s lead had become the go-to additive to avgas because it produced a fuel with low anti-knock properties, increasing horsepower while adding only a smidgen of extra weight.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013
He says, “Despite all the odds against us—and with no help from the FAA, EPA, avgas suppliers, or our own aviation lobbies—we have been able to slowly increase the number of airports now offering mogas.”
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013
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