Gas"o*line (? or ?; 104), n.
A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.
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Gas"o*line, or Gas"o*lene, en"gine . (Mach.)
A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries called usually petrol engine.
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