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
While he was dressing, his father sat alone and stared reflectively at the small blue gas blaze in the grate.
From Jane Cable by McCutcheon, George Barr
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)
He stared blankly at the humming blue gas jets amidst the incandescent asbestos for a space.
From Soul of a Bishop by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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