Definition of Fuel line

1. Noun. A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine. "The car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line"

Exact synonyms: Gas Line, Petrol Line
Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Pipage, Pipe, Piping

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuel Line

fuel-air bomb
fuel-air explosive
fuel-cell furnace
fuel-poor
fuel cell
fuel cells
fuel consumption rate
fuel cycle
fuel filter
fuel gauge
fuel handling system
fuel indicator
fuel injection
fuel injection system
fuel level
fuel line (current term)
fuel molecule
fuel oil
fuel oils
fuel pod
fuel poverty
fuel station
fuel system
fuel tank
fuel tanks
fuel up
fueled
fueler
fuelers
fueling

Literary usage of Fuel line

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oil Engines: Details and Operation by Lacey Harvey Morrison (1919)
"The fuel line, as on all engines, fills with dirt and must be flushed with kerosene. There is no by-pass or relief valve on the fuel line. ..."

2. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"This condition damped subsequent vibration in the fuel line. ... A redesigned igniter fuel line eliminated the bellows sections, replacing them with bends ..."

3. How to Get It: A Guide to Defense-Related Information Sources (1993)
"... Notes: DFSC fuel line is an official technical publication, published quarterly by and for Defense DGIS Fuel Supply Center and fuel oriented clientele. ..."

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