Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. an engine in which the motion of the piston is produced by the combustion or sudden production or expansion of gas; -- especially, an engine in which an explosive mixture of gas and air is forced into the working cylinder and ignited there by a gas flame or an electric spark.
- (Mach.) A kind of internal-combustion engine (which see) using fixed gas; also, broadly, any internal-combustion engine.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor
Examples
“Don’t, however, accept a gas engine when you paid for a Detroit Diesel!”
“Choose a gas engine on a rig if you need fast acceleration, as in a van-based RV that you plan to use to commute to work in congested New York or Los Angeles.”
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