Avgas
//ˈævˌɡæs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft. countable, uncountable
"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"
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
A blend of aviation + gasoline.
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