Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avgas

/ˈævˌɡæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: av-gas
IPA: /ˈævˌɡæs/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cylinder cracks are nothing new, however, and there is no reason to expect autogas-burning engines to have a higher incidence of head cracking than avgas-users"
"In the area of autogas volatility, a Reid vapor pressure of 9.0 to 15 is very common, compared to the vapor pressure of avgas, which is 5.5 to 7"
"Autogas can be obtained for a fraction of the cost of avgas, but its use is not without controversy."

Etymology

A blend of aviation + gasoline.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈævˌɡæs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

avgases (plural) avgasses (plural) av-gas (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mogas autogas avtur jet fuel

Synonyms

100LL 94UL

Questions

How do you pronounce avgas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈævˌɡæs/.
What does avgas mean?: Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
Where does avgas come from?: A blend of aviation + gasoline.

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