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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To engage in driving practices, such as shifting the transmission to neutral when going down hills, in order to produce the greatest gas mileage possible.

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  • Techniques and changes to a vehicle to increase gas mileage.

    January 12, 2009

  • See hypermiling.

    January 13, 2009