gasworks

gasworks — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ a place where gas is manufactured and processed …   English terms dictionary

gasworks — [gas′wʉrks΄] n. a plant where gas for heating and lighting is prepared …   English World dictionary

Gasworks — This is a historical article. For current information see Syngas. A Gasworks or Gas house is a factory for the manufacture of gas. Coal gas (known in the USA as Town gas) was introduced to Great Britain in the 1790s as an Illuminating gas by the… …   Wikipedia

gasworks — UK [ˈɡæsˌwɜː(r)ks] / US [ˈɡæsˌwɜrks] noun [countable] Word forms gasworks : singular gasworks plural gasworks a factory where gas for fuel is produced …   English dictionary

gasworks — [[t]gæ̱swɜː(r)ks[/t]] gasworks also gas works N COUNT A gasworks is a factory where gas is made, usually from coal, so that it can be used as a fuel …   English dictionary

gasworks — /gas werrks /, n., pl. gasworks. (used with a sing. v.) a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings. Also called gashouse. [1810 20; GAS + WORKS] * * * …   Universalium

gasworks — gas|works [ˈgæswə:ks US wə:rks] n plural gasworks a place where gas is made from coal so that it can be used to produce heat and energy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

gasworks — noun plural gasworks (C) a place where gas is made from coal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

gasworks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1819 a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

gasworks — noun A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke …   Wiktionary

gasworks — gas|works [ gæs,wɜrks ] (plural gas|works) noun count a factory where gas for fuel is produced …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English