Autogas
Origin 1
Full definition of autogas
Noun
autogas
(uncountable)- (US, aviation) Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline powered aircraft.
- 1988, Kas Thomas, Fuel and oil systems: basic and advanced light plane maintenance, Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users
- 1994, Michael J. Kroes, Aircraft powerplants, In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 7
- 2006, Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy.
Synonyms
- (aviation) mogas
Coordinate terms
- (aviation) avgas
Origin 2
UK automotivegas (originally a trade name "Autogas", but now a common noun)
Noun
autogas
(uncountable)- (UK, Australia) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
- 2005, Petrol ... 20.3% more than autogas ... The results conclusively demonstrate the carbon benefits of autogas vehicles
- 2006, Autogas powers more than 10 million vehicles in over 54 countries worldwide .... In terms of air-borne emissions of the principal regulated noxious gases, autogas is among the lowest emitters of all ...
- 2009, Frederic P Miller, Autogas, Autogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
Synonyms
- (LPG) LPG , liquefied petroleum gas