gas-fired
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gas-fired
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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It would be the largest U.S. electricity producer—specifically the biggest provider of natural gas-fired power and No. 2 in nuclear, the companies said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Dominion has a large portfolio of gas-fired power plants and is sitting on a mountain of future electricity demand growth in Virginia, which is home to “data center alley,” a massive concentration of data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
We didn’t need that price signal for Vietnam to cancel a gas-fired power-station project just two weeks after the war started and replace it with a renewable-energy project.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
If we want to move towards renewables, he says, we need to be getting rid of petrol-powered cars and gas-fired heating systems far more rapidly.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
For crucible-fusion work, a gas-fired pot furnace is installed.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.
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