"autogas" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 autogas.ogg [Australia] Forms: autogases [plural], autogasses [plural]
Etymology: Blend of automotive + gas Etymology templates: {{blend|en|automotive|gas}} Blend of automotive + gas Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es|autogasses}} autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
  1. (US, Canada, aviation) Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: mogas [aviation, aeronautics, aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Related terms: jet fuel, diesel fuel, rocket fuel Coordinate_terms: avgas [aviation, aeronautics, aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]
    Sense id: en-autogas-en-noun-I3FEXlND Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 60 40 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 autogas.ogg [Australia] Forms: autogases [plural], autogasses [plural]
Etymology: Blend of automotive + gas (originally a trade name "Autogas", but now a common noun) Etymology templates: {{blend|en|automotive|gas}} Blend of automotive + gas Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es|autogasses}} autogas (countable and uncountable, plural autogases or autogasses)
  1. (UK, Australia) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Tags: Australia, UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Petroleum Synonyms: LPG, liquefied petroleum gas
    Sense id: en-autogas-en-noun-zHaxwWe1 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 26 74 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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