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gas guzzler
gas guzzler n. Informal An automotive vehicle that gets relatively low gas mileage.
gas′-guz′zler adj. gas′-guz′zling adj. gas guzzler n (Automotive Engineering) informal a large car with very high petrol consumption Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gas guzzler - a car with relatively low fuel efficiencyauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
gas guzzler
gas guzzlerA vehicle that consumes more than the average amount of gasoline during normal usage. Every time the price of oil rises, people trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars.See also: gas, guzzlergas-guzzler n. a large automobile that uses much gasoline. The old gas-guzzlers were certainly comfortable. gas guzzlerA vehicle that uses fuel inefficiently. The term was popularized in 1978, when Congress instituted “gas guzzler provisions” in the Energy Tax Act enacted during that year. Accordingly, the purchase of such vehicles was taxed in order to discourage their use and decrease fuel consumption. In succeeding decades, the term was applied to any large car, such as an SUV, regardless of whether it was subject to the tax. For example, “With the price of gas going up and up, I’m going to trade in my gas guzzler for a hybrid.” See also: gas, guzzlergas guzzler
Related to gas guzzler: Gas Guzzler TaxWords related to gas guzzlernoun a car with relatively low fuel efficiencyRelated Words- auto
- automobile
- car
- motorcar
- machine
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