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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bottled gas

First recorded in 1925–30

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Lucrative cargoes of iron ore, cement and bottled gas are stuck at entry points to the Pakistani and Afghan borders, truckers say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The six companies, all Italian, were fashion company Harmont & Blaine, supermarket chains Il Gigante, MD, Oasi and Pro7 and bottled gas distributor Butan Gas.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 24, 2023

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

From Reuters May 14, 2022

The fuel is butane or some other bottled gas which can be picked up anywhere.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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