"gas generator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gas generators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gas generator (plural gas generators)
  1. (aerospace) A mechanical device that uses a chemical reaction to produce a gas as an output. Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-gas_generator-en-noun-0yW3QVnQ Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (engineering, US) An electrical generator that runs on gasoline. Tags: US Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-gas_generator-en-noun-FlKgTjB9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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