gasworks

[ gas-wurks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

, plural gas·works.

1. a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.

gasworks

/ ˈɡæsˌwɜːks /

noun

1. functioning as singular a plant in which gas, esp coal gas, is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of gasworks¹

1810–20; gas + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)

Example Sentences

Pass the ruined gasworks and follow the main street shown in the photo below.

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During the past twenty-four hours I have examined into the franchise of those gasworks.

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The price of them gasworks, accordin' to the latest quotations, was sixty thousand—but liable to advance without notice.

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The chimneys on the right bank are a long way off, the gasworks higher up are out of sight.

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A Tramway or a Gasworks consists of two things: the actual plant, and the nominal capital which represents its value.

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