gas engine
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- noun
- /ɡæs ˈɛnʤɪn/
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motor de gas
- The new model features a powerful gas engine that provides excellent fuel efficiency.
- liter gas engine
- cylinder gas engine
- hp gas engine
You can just turn on silver waves in the sound experience and get that gas engine sound back through your speakers while you're driving.
- You can just turn on silver waves in the sound experience and get that gas engine sound back through your speakers while you're driving.
- But for now we have this little tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tucking along with little gas engine.
Examples
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With more powerful gas engines coming out every year, I see his bifuel combination as very attractive.
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Now, a plug-in hybrid/extended-range electric like the Volt could make good sense: displace your gas with electrons for your daily commute, but have a backup gas engine for longer trips.
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And I have a gas engine car.
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Enjoy anything with a gas engine?
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Val gets up and starts the pump's gas engine.
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So for me, the key factor in the Volt is the mileage it gets when the gas engine is running.
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My GM gas engine has 302,000 miles on it, and I plan on putting another 300,000 miles on it before I replace it.
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The Sport Turismo Concept is a parallel hybrid, which means that the wheels can be driven by the electric motors, the gas engine, or both at the same time.
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Many modern vehicles now utilize a gas engine to reduce emissions while enhancing performance.
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This lawn mower is equipped with a reliable gas engine that ensures easy start-up and smooth operation.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'gas' (a gaseous fuel) + 'engine' (a machine converting fuel to mechanical energy) yields an engine that runs on gas, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts. This is a common noun–noun compounding pattern cross-linguistically and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words (any minor regional ambiguity of 'gas' = petrol does not prevent compositional interpretation).
Etymology
The noun gas engine is a simple name for an engine that uses gas as 'fuel'. Picture a machine with a pipe carrying gas that burns and makes the engine move, so the phrase means an engine that runs on natural gas.