gas mileage

/gæs ˌmaɪlɪdʒ/
/gæs ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
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Definitions of gas mileage
  1. noun
    the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
    synonyms: fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, mileage
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    type of:
    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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