GAS LINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gas line mean?
• GAS LINE (noun)
The noun GAS LINE has 3 senses:
1. a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
2. a pipeline used to transport natural gas
3. a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
Familiarity information: GAS LINE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GAS LINE (noun)
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)
Meaning:
A pipeline used to transport natural gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the workmen broke through the gas line
Hypernyms ("gas line" is a kind of...):
line; pipeline (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases)
Meaning:
A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fuel line; gas line
Context example:
the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line
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)
