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See also: gas works
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]gasworks (plural gasworks)
- A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:
- One where coal is converted to coal gas and coke (via gasification).
- (historical) One where water gas was generated for distribution.
- One that formerly generated coal gas or water gas and now distributes natural gas from a pipeline.
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[edit]- (type of works): See works § Hyponyms
Related terms
[edit]- (types of gas) coal gas, illuminating gas, producer gas, synthesis gas, town gas, water gas
- gaslight (noun)
Translations
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