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bottled gas

American  

noun

  1. gas stored in portable cylinders under pressure.

  2. liquefied petroleum gas.


bottled gas British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bottled gas

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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The charity has run out of bottled gas to heat the food, so volunteers gather wood and keep fires burning.

From BBC

"If you want to heat the house - it's electric, oil or bottled gas," he says.

From BBC

Instead, he uses bottled gas and the price of it is not capped.

From BBC

When there is not enough wind, Davy Forsyth uses bottled gas for power - but he tries to use electricity whenever he can, partly due to increased costs of buying the gas.

From BBC

There has been no power or bottled gas since the war erupted.

From Reuters