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GAS LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
Example:
the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line
Synonyms:
fuel line; gas line; petrol line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gas line" is a kind of...):
pipage; pipe; piping (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
Holonyms ("gas line" is a part of...):
fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pipeline used to transport natural gas
Example:
the workmen broke through the gas line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gas line" is a kind of...):
line; pipeline (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("gas line" is a kind of...):
queue; waiting line (a line of people or vehicles waiting for something)
