blue gas
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue gas
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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An endless line of empty blue gas cylinders wrapped around several tree-lined blocks of apartments.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2022
Khawla crouched next to a blue gas canister on top of which was perched a pot of yellow lentil soup.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2016
Marie adjusts her white lace veil, with its goggles, and the chauffeur puts on his own mask as he climbs in; a roar—a snort, a cloud of blue gas, and they are gone!
From The Real Latin Quarter by Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley)
Some infusion was heating in a glass bowl propped on a tripod over a blue gas flame.
From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher
Then Minna entered into her glory as the dispenser of hot chocolate which seethed and sang in a tall silvery tank with a blue gas burner underneath.
From Shandygaff by Morley, Christopher
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