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