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avgas

[ av-gas ]

noun

, Aviation.
  1. gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of avgas1

First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)

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Example Sentences

Loaded an ore boat with avgas and ammo and ran it up the Seaway.

Food was brought to them from time to time, but it tasted like avgas.

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