gas line

noun4

1. •
   A pipe or hose connecting a gas appliance to the main supply of natural gas for the apartment, office or building.

   • The gas line in each apartment should have a ball valve for emergency shutoffs.
2. •
   A pipeline used to transport natural gas.

   • Call before you dig — there is a gas line buried in the area.
3. •
   The tubing that carries gasoline in a vehicle from the gas tank to the engine.

   • On older models, the gas line feeds the carburetor and has a replaceable fuel filter.
4. •
   A queue out of a service station where people in automobiles wait their turn to make a purchase of gasoline.

   • The gas lines sometimes wrapped around the block in 1973.