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avgas
[ av-gas ]
/ ˈævˌgæs /
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noun Aviation.
gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.
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Origin of avgas
First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)
Words nearby avgas
Avestan, A-V extrasystole, Aveyron, AVF, avg., avgas, avgolemono, avi-, avian, avian flu, avian influenza
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How to use avgas in a sentence
Loaded an ore boat with avgas and ammo and ran it up the Seaway.
The Syndic|C.M. KornbluthFood was brought to them from time to time, but it tasted like avgas.
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