leaded

[led-id]

adjective

1. (of gasoline) containing tetraethyllead.

leaded

/ ˈlɛdɪd /

adjective

1. (of windows) composed of small panes of glass held in place by thin grooved strips of lead

   leaded lights

2. (of petrol) containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion

Word History and Origins

Origin of leaded¹

First recorded in 1935–40; lead ² + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Since the 1990s, the state has implemented a law that assesses fees against producers of lead paint and leaded gas to help treat lead poisoning in children, known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.

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"A lot of piston aircraft can't use leaded fuel in the future so they're looking for alternatives and ways we can decarbonise the lower end of aviation," he says.

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A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or hyperactive.

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Mr Lloyd-Ham said it would be difficult to forget the heritage of the building, owing to its arched windows of mullioned stone and leaded glass.

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The challenged California law bans the possession, manufacture, importation or sale of “any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot.”

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