gas engine

English

Noun

gas engine (plural gas engines)

  1. An internal combustion engine that runs on a fuel gas (a gaseous fuel) such as natural gas or producer gas; especially, a reciprocating one, typically a large stationary engine in power plant or industrial use.
    • 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:
      The shop was driven by a hiccoughy old gas engine which sometimes packed up, to the great delight of all the juveniles.
  2. (US, Canada) An internal combustion engine that runs on gasoline; especially, a reciprocating one.
    Synonym: petrol engine

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