gasoline mileage
- noun
- /ˈɡæsəˌlin ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
- US
:
rendimiento de gasolina
- This new model boasts an impressive gasoline mileage of 40 miles per gallon.
- gasoline mileage of cars
- gasoline mileage standards
Examples
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Many consumers are looking for vehicles with better gasoline mileage to save on fuel costs.
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Hybrid cars often have better gasoline mileage than traditional vehicles.
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I'm looking for a car with high gasoline mileage to save money on fuel.
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The van's gasoline mileage dropped noticeably when we drove through the mountains.
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My car's gasoline mileage is excellent.
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The gasoline mileage of this model is impressive.
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To improve gasoline mileage, drivers are encouraged to maintain proper tire pressure and regular vehicle maintenance.
Synonyms
34
2.9
How many miles a vehicle can travel on one gallon of fuel
13
2.7
How far a car can travel on one gallon of fuel
12
3.0
The number of miles a car can drive on one gallon of fuel
How many liters of fuel a car uses to drive 100 kilometers
The number of liters of fuel a vehicle uses to travel one hundred kilometers
How Fuel-Efficient
- US
- US
34
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built: 'mileage' already denotes miles per fuel unit and 'gasoline' simply specifies the fuel type, so the overall meaning ('miles per gallon of gasoline') is directly derivable from the parts. This modifier+head noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic compositional structure and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Gasoline mileage combines gasoline, the fuel, and mileage, the number of miles a car travels; imagine a car going many miles on one gallon of gas, so gasoline mileage means 'miles per gallon' or 'fuel efficiency'.