avgas

[ av-gas ]

noun

, Aviation.

1. gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of avgas¹

First recorded in 1940–45; av(iation) + gas(oline)

Example Sentences

In its petition, the coalition makes the case that leaded avgas meets the criteria required by the Clean Air Act to make an endangerment finding.

From Salon

The agency subsequently banned the sale of leaded gasoline for on-road vehicles in 1996, but it allowed the continued use of lead in aviation fuel, known as avgas.

From Salon

Seeking a more immediate remedy, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to ban the sale of leaded avgas at Reid-Hillview Airport and to press the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, to close the facility earlier than 2031, when conditions connected to FAA grant funding are set to expire.

From Salon

This includes a determination that leaded avgas emissions from piston-engine aircraft contribute to air pollution, and that lead air pollution can be reasonably anticipated to endanger the public's health or welfare.

From Salon

The complaint filed last week by Julie Robbins Greenwald and her husband’s estate blames the crash on John Yount, who worked at the airport at the time and who the complaint says filled the plane with Jet A fuel instead of Avgas.

From Washington Times