"gas engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gas engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Coordinate_terms: diesel engine, gas turbine, steam engine, steam turbine
    Sense id: en-gas_engine-en-noun-TQU9iJ0J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (US, Canada) An internal combustion engine that runs on gasoline; especially, a reciprocating one. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: petrol engine
    Sense id: en-gas_engine-en-noun-zl9nWe4k Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Inflected forms

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