Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine: A fuel line in a vehicle or machine.
   • A pipeline used to transport natural gas: A large, long-distance pipe for conveying natural gas.
   • A queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline: A line of cars at a filling station, especially during a fuel shortage.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Fuel pipe):
  • The mechanic replaced the rusted gas line.
  • A leak in the gas line caused a fire hazard.
• Noun (Natural gas pipeline):
  • The new gas line will supply the entire city.
  • Construction damaged a major gas line.
• Noun (Queue for fuel):
  • During the crisis, the gas line stretched for blocks.
  • I waited in the gas line for an hour.

Advanced Usage

• "to rupture a gas line": to cause a break or leak in a gas pipeline.
  • The earthquake ruptured a critical gas line.
• "to sit in a gas line": to wait in a queue for gasoline.
  • People had to sit in the gas line overnight.

Variants and Related Words

• Fuel line (n): A more general term for a pipe carrying fuel (gasoline, diesel) to an engine. Often synonymous with "gas line" in the automotive context.
• Gas main (n): A principal pipeline distributing gas in a town or city.
• Gas pipeline (n): A direct synonym for the large-scale natural gas transport line.

Synonyms

• For the pipe: Fuel pipe, fuel hose, pipeline.
• For the queue: Gas queue, fuel line (in this specific context).

Notes on Different Meanings

• The meaning is entirely dependent on context. In automotive repair, it refers to a vehicle's fuel pipe. In infrastructure, it refers to a natural gas pipeline. In a socio-economic context, it refers to a queue of vehicles. The intended meaning is usually clear from the surrounding words (e.g., "clogged the gas line" vs. "waited in the gas line").

Noun

1. a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
   • the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line
2. a pipeline used to transport natural gas
   • the workmen broke through the gas line
3. a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline