gas line
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3.0
- noun
- /ɡæs laɪn/
- Specialized
:
tubería de combustible
- Before starting the engine, make sure there are no leaks in the gas line that could cause a fire.
Examples
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Several times I was blocked by gas lines or by the high-pressure pipes for the fire hydrants and had to awkwardly clamber around them.
Fiction book (1995) -
We found ourselves each swinging off the end of three-foot pipe wrenches, trying to screw together a four-inch threaded gas line. When we pumped it up, we found a leak at a joint in the middle and had to dismantle the line up to that point to fix it.
Fiction book (1993) -
Bob, are we talking about a ruptured gas line?
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He looks up at the gas line inches over his head.
Fiction book (1995) -
Firefighters were not able to enter the home until around 8 a.m. after The Gas Company shut down the gas line, Richards said.
Blog text (5) -
This comes in addition to ensuring the construction site does not clog nearby drainage systems or inadvertently rupture a gas line.
Blog text (4) -
I can recalibrate and repair gas lines with blinding speed and precision, and I don't require a face mask.
Blog text (32) -
The gas line on the car was plugged, and we'd go about a mile, then get out and blow the thing out with the tire pump, all this to be imagined in the blackest night with other cars hurtling around Deep Creek's blind curves at our gasping Ford.
Fiction book (1993) -
The mechanic inspected the gas line to ensure it was securely connected to the fuel tank.
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During the renovation, they decided to install a new gas line for the kitchen stove and outdoor grill.
Synonyms
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1.1
A long thin rope or wire used to carry things
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1.0
A long hollow tube that carries water, gas, or oil
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3.1
A tube that carries fuel from a tank to an engine
A pipe that carries fuel from the tank to the engine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a line of vehicles waiting to buy gasoline' is directly derivable from combining 'gas' (fuel) with 'line' used in the common sense of a queue; this modifier+noun composition is productive and easy to infer from context (e.g. 'at the station'). While 'gas line' can also refer to a pipeline in other contexts, the intended sense is compositional and therefore transparent to a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Gas line for a car comes from the small tube or hose that moves gas from the fuel tank to the engine, like a straw carrying liquid. So, gas line here means 'a pipe that carries gasoline to an engine'.