Meanings
nounexhaust gas (plural exhaust gases)
plural exhaust gases
- Gas emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels in an engine, and discharged into the atmosphere through an exhaust pipe.
This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers.
1958 June 29, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 393
Translations
Dutch uitlaatgas
- uitlaatgasTranslations
Finnish pakokaasu
- pakokaasuTranslations
French gaz d'échappement
- gaz d'échappementTranslations
German Abgas
- AbgasTranslations
Greek απαέρια
- απαέρια (apaéria)Translations
Italian gas di scarico
- gas di scaricoTranslations
Polish spaliny, gazy spalinowe
- spalinyTranslations
- gazy spalinoweTranslations
- gazy wydechoweTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
exhaust gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20gas
MLA
“exhaust gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20gas. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaust gas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20gas.
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