avgas
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of avgas
First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)
Example Sentences
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Each year avgas accounts for nearly 60 percent of total lead emissions in the United States.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2013
Miranda’s study has galvanized efforts to ban avgas by local grassroots organizations such as Oregon Aviation Watch, an environmental advocacy group in Hillsboro founded by Miki Barnes, a social worker.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2013
The upshot: piston-engine planes consume about 248 million gallons of avgas a year, spewing out 551 tons of lead.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2013
Swift Fuels, based in West Lafayette, Indiana, has developed an unleaded avgas by blending isopentane, a chemical found in mouthwash, with mesitylene, an industrial solvent.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2013
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
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