avgas
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of avgas
First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)
Example Sentences
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The agency subsequently banned the sale of leaded gasoline for on-road vehicles in 1996, but it allowed the continued use of lead in aviation fuel, known as avgas.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2021
The lead added to avgas is a clear liquid known technically as tetraethyllead.
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
Today, sales of tetraethyllead to avgas producers account for just 3 percent of Innospec’s business.
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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