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Definition of Miles per gallon
1. Noun. The distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miles Per Gallon
Literary usage of Miles per gallon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horseless Age (1909)
"It is at least interesting to note that, assuming gasoline to cost 15 cents per
gallon, and that car No. i gives a mileage of n miles per gallon, while car ..."
2. Annual Energy Outlook 2001: With Projections to 2020 edited by Mary J. Hotzler (2001)
"Freight Truck Efficiency (miles per gallon) . Rail Efficiency (ton miles per thousand
... MPG = miles per gallon, 3596 Note: Totals may not equal sum of ..."
3. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"... miles per hour 16.0 Length of one-way trip (miles) 4.0 Car-miles per gallon
of gasoline 20.5 Car-miles per gallon of oil 128 Average cost of gasoline ..."
4. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"... miles per hour 16.0 Length of one-way trip (miles) 4.0 Car-miles per gallon
of gasoline 20.5 Car-miles per gallon of oil 128 Average cost of gasoline ..."
5. The Internal Combustion Engine: Being a Text Book on Gas, Oil and Petrol by Harry Egerton Wimperis (1908)
"TON-MILES-PER.GALLON " MEASUREMENT. 135. Efficiency Tests on Petrol Motors.—Among
the most searching tests that have been carried out on petrol motors are ..."
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