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Gas engine   /gæs ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
Gas engine

noun
1.
An internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor.





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"Gas engine" Quotes from Famous Books



... still another advantage possessed by water-power over its two rivals, steam and gas: It gives the most even flow of power. A gas engine "kicks" a wheel round in a circle, by means of successive explosions in its cylinders. A reciprocating steam engine "kicks" a wheel round in a circle by means of steam expanding first in one direction, then in another. A water wheel, on the other hand, is made to revolve by means of ...
— Electricity for the farm - Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water - wheel or farm engine • Frederick Irving Anderson


Words linked to "Gas engine" :   ice, internal-combustion engine


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