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gas engine
noun
- an internal-combustion engine driven by a mixture of air and gas.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of gas engine1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
The chuck-chuck-chuck of the gas engine told that Welborn was already on the job at the mine.
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It is also said that the Selden Gas Engine royalties exceed ten million dollars in amount.
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Dugald Clerk, in England, a high authority in practical work with the gas-engine, found that 10 per cent.
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The principal elements of a gas engine are not difficult to understand and their functions are easily defined.
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The only oil which is used to any extent in gas-engine lubrication that is not of mineral derivation is castor oil.
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