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DICTIONARY OF AVIATION 111

siderd as the float or buoy which sustains the craft in the air.

gas-generator 'gaes/lsena-zetaz n. an apparatus for generat- ing or producing hydrogen gas, as in an airship; a gas-pro- ducer.

gas-globe 'gaes,gbob n. a globe-shaped receptacle or balloon- envelop fild with gas; a globular or sferical gas-vessel or gasbag; the sfere of a balloon.

gas-holder 'gses^ool-daz . a vessel for holding or storing gas; also, the gasbag of a balloon.

gas-hose 'gaes,hooz n. a hose or flexible tube for conducting gas.

gas-inflated 'gaes-in^ee-tid adj. inflated or fild with gas; f ild with inflating-gas ; gas-f ild.

gasless 'gaes-tes adj. using no gas ; net depending en gas for sustaining-power.

gas-meter 'g3es,mii-t3z n. [also spelt gastmetre] a meter or apparatus for mesuring the amount of gas consumed or used.

gas-motor 'g3es,moo-t9z n. a gas-engin.

gasolene 'gaes3 y Hn n. see gasoline.

gasoline 'gaesa^in n. [also spelt gasolene"] a velatil inflam- mable liquid, one of the first products in the distillation of crude petroleum, used in the motors of automobiles and flyers; petroleum spirit; petrol.

gasoline engine, an internal-combustion engin or motor in tuhich a mixture of gasoline vapor and air furnishes the power; a gasoline motor; a petrol engin.

gasoline-supply 'g3es9-lin-sa,pz,ai n. supply of gasoline; the quantity of gasoline carried on board an airship or flyer.

gasometer ,gses'emi-t3z n. a device for mesuring gas; also, a holder or storehouse for illuminating-gas or inflating* gas; a gas-holder.

gas-pipe 'gaes,paip n. a pipe for conveying or conducting gas.

gas-plant 'gaes,pz,a:nt n. a plant or apparatus for generating or making hydrogen or other gas, as for inflating bal- loons.

gasproofing 'gaes,p:sou-firj n. the process of rendering gas- proof or air-tight; the action of coating or otherwise tjeat ing a balloon-envelop so as to prevent the escape of its inflating-gas.

gas-pump 'gaes,pAmp n. a pump for compressing gas.

gas-purifier 'g3es,pQozi-fai-9z n. an apparatus used in gas*

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