leaded gasoline
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈlɛdɪd ˈɡæsəˌliːn/
- Archaic
:
gasolina con plomo
- Although any trading program could potentially serve as a model for the case of global climate change, I argued that the trading system that accomplished the U.S. phaseout of leaded gasoline in the 1980s merited particular attention.
- ban on leaded gasoline
- use of leaded gasoline
Let's go back to manual transmissions and leaded gas and bias ply tires.
- Let's go back to manual transmissions and leaded gas and bias ply tires.
Examples
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In spite of the reduced use of leaded gasoline in many countries, the automobile tailpipe still accounts for roughly two-thirds of lead emissions.
Academic text (1990) -
While most new cars are designed for unleaded regular, many owners buy premium, and a significant number misfuel with leaded gasoline.
Academic text (1990) -
We used to have leaded gasoline... no more.
Blog text (6) -
Then, in the 1980s, the cap-and-trade model was employed successfully to eliminate the use of leaded gasoline in cars across the United States.
Academic text (2009) -
By 1987, a mere five years after the program began, nearly all leaded gasoline had been eliminated in the United States, and other countries were copying the program.
Academic text (2009) -
Lead emissions have declined significantly due to leaded gasoline bans in many countries around the world, but leaded gasoline is still in use in Russia and some non-Arctic countries.
Academic text (2003) -
To reduce the occurrence of heavy metal contamination, AMAP recommends the elimination of leaded gasoline everywhere and supports an Arctic-wide ban on lead shots.
Academic text (2003) -
Despite its effectiveness in reducing engine knocking, leaded gasoline has been largely phased out due to health concerns.
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Leaded gasoline was commonly used in vehicles until studies linked leaded gasoline to environmental pollution and health risks.
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Many governments have implemented bans on leaded gasoline to protect public health and improve air quality.
Synonyms
Fuel that contains a small amount of lead to stop engine knocking
Antonyms
How Leaded
- Archaic
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6.5
- US
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'gasoline that contains lead' is directly and transparently derivable from 'leaded' (containing lead) + 'gasoline' (fuel). This adjective + noun composition follows a regular compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun leaded gasoline comes from when people added small amounts of lead to gasoline to stop 'engine knocking'. Because the metal was 'harmful' to people's health and the environment, this fuel is now mostly 'banned'.