gas engine

noun

an internal-combustion engine driven by a mixture of air and gas.

Origin of gas engine

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby gas engine

gas-cooled reactor, Gascoyne-Cecil, gas-discharge tube, gas dynamics, gaselier, gas engine, gaseous, gaseous diffusion, gas equation, gas exchange, gas field

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Example sentences from the Web for gas engine

Indeed, it is the exhaust above all that betrays the gas-engine by its discharge to the exterior through the exhaust-pipe.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
Their next step was to place a gas-engine on their aeroplane and attempt actual mechanical flight.
Historic Inventions|Rupert S. Holland
When a gas-engine is at rest there is no fire, nothing is being used up, and yet the engine can be started very quickly.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns
It is a rather widespread belief that a gas-engine can be operated without any care or inspection.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot

The methods employed in testing a gas-engine are both complex and delicate.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot

British Dictionary definitions for gas engine

gas engine

noun

a type of internal-combustion engine using a flammable gas, such as coal gas or natural gas, as fuel

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单词	gas engine
释义	gas engine noun an internal-combustion engine driven by a mixture of air and gas. Origin of gas engine First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby gas engine gas-cooled reactor, Gascoyne-Cecil, gas-discharge tube, gas dynamics, gaselier, gas engine, gaseous, gaseous diffusion, gas equation, gas exchange, gas field Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gas engine Indeed, it is the exhaust above all that betrays the gas-engine by its discharge to the exterior through the exhaust-pipe. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot Their next step was to place a gas-engine on their aeroplane and attempt actual mechanical flight. Historic Inventions\|Rupert S. Holland When a gas-engine is at rest there is no fire, nothing is being used up, and yet the engine can be started very quickly. The Story of Great Inventions\|Elmer Ellsworth Burns It is a rather widespread belief that a gas-engine can be operated without any care or inspection. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot The methods employed in testing a gas-engine are both complex and delicate. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot British Dictionary definitions for gas engine gas engine noun a type of internal-combustion engine using a flammable gas, such as coal gas or natural gas, as fuel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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