gas jet

noun

1. gas burner ( def 1 ).
2. a flame of illuminating gas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas jet¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

In this shallow receptacle lay an oval miniature which the man took out and held under the strong light of the gas jet.

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But the flare of the gas jet illumined an empty room; there was not a sign of a person anywhere.

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Warm the wire in the drawer in the gas jet and melt the wax.'

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Across the window, hung from the gas jet by ribbons, was a huge candy cane.

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Let one hold a wire in one's hand six or eight inches from the end, and then insert that end into the flame of a gas-jet.

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