bottled gas

noun

1. gas stored in portable cylinders under pressure.
2. liquefied petroleum gas.

bottled gas

noun

1. butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of bottled gas¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Here the country dweller has a choice of bottled gas, electricity, or oil as fuels.

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Bottled gas furnished fuel for the kitchen range and there was a hot water heater.

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The oxygen would grow thinner and thinner, once our supplies of bottled gas ran out.

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