bottled gas

noun

gas stored in portable cylinders under pressure.
liquefied petroleum gas.

Origin of bottled gas

First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby bottled gas

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How to use bottled gas in a sentence

Here the country dweller has a choice of bottled gas, electricity, or oil as fuels.
If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
bottled gas furnished fuel for the kitchen range and there was a hot water heater.
Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
The oxygen would grow thinner and thinner, once our supplies of bottled gas ran out.
Let'em Breathe Space | Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for bottled gas

bottled gas

noun

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

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