avgas

[av-gas]

noun Aviation.

gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.

Origin of avgas

First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)

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Loaded an ore boat with avgas and ammo and ran it up the Seaway.
The Syndic
C.M. Kornbluth
Food was brought to them from time to time, but it tasted like avgas.
The Syndic
C.M. Kornbluth