"gas line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gas lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gas line (plural gas lines)
  1. A pipe or hose connecting a gas appliance to the main supply of natural gas for the apartment, office or building.
    Sense id: en-gas_line-en-noun-lgh4lkna Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  2. A queue out of a service station where people in automobiles wait their turn to make a purchase of gasoline.
    Sense id: en-gas_line-en-noun-fYrwn1df
  3. A pipeline used to transport natural gas. Related terms (natural gas hookups or pipelines): gasworks, gas works
    Sense id: en-gas_line-en-noun-i8w40xo7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 6 46 25 Disambiguation of 'natural gas hookups or pipelines': 31 2 60 7
  4. The tubing that carries gasoline in a vehicle from the gas tank to the engine.
    Sense id: en-gas_line-en-noun-C0XzWcVm Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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