- gas-guzzler
- noun Date: 1973 a usually large automobile that gets relatively poor mileage • gas-guzzling adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Gas-guzzler — commonly refers to a vehicle that makes inefficient use of fuel.The term came into wide use to describe the Gas Guzzler Tax and after that while discussing environmental concerns related to climate change and smog.Nowadays, gas guzzlers are often … Wikipedia
gas-guzzler — car with low fuel efficiency, 1973, Amer.Eng., from GAS (Cf. gas) (short for gasoline) + GUZZLER (Cf. guzzler) … Etymology dictionary
gas guzzler — gas guzzlers also gas guzzler N COUNT If you say that a car is a gas guzzler you mean that it uses a lot of fuel and is not cheap to run. [AM, INFORMAL] They say gas guzzlers are contributing to air pollution … English dictionary
gas guzzler — n. Slang an automotive vehicle that has low fuel mileage gas guzzling [gas′guz΄ liŋ] adj. * * * … Universalium
gas-guzzler — gas guzzling, adj. /gas guz leuhr/, n. Informal. an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon. Also, gas guzzler. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
gas guzzler — n. Slang an automotive vehicle that has low fuel mileage gas guzzling [gas′guz΄ liŋ] adj … English World dictionary
gas-guzzler — gas .guzzler n AmE informal a car that uses a lot of petrol >gas guzzling adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
gas-guzzler — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a usually large automobile that gets relatively poor mileage • gas guzzling ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective * * * gas guzzling, adj. /gas guz leuhr/, n. Informal. an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively… … Useful english dictionary
gas guzzler — UK [ˈɡæs ˌɡʌzlə(r)] / US [ˈɡæs ˌɡʌzlər] noun [countable] Word forms gas guzzler : singular gas guzzler plural gas guzzlers informal a car that is expensive to drive because it uses a lot of petrol … English dictionary
gas-guzzler — n. a large automobile that uses much gasoline. □ I got rid of my gas guzzler and got a smaller car. □ The old gas guzzlers were certainly comfortable … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
gas-guzzler — see gas guzzler … English dictionary
