coal gas

noun

a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.

the gas formed by burning coal.

Origin of coal gas

First recorded in 1800–10

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Cooking on coal-gas stoves, lighting pipes with matches, and driving horses?
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling
This is known as Pole's formula, and has been generally used for determining the sizes of mains for the supply of coal-gas.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
Long before this Dr. Clayton described some observations on coal-gas, which he called "the spirit of coals."
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
It was this form that survived as it came on the threshold of the era of illumination by coal-gas.
Chats on Old Sheffield Plate|Arthur Hayden

It is connected by a flexible tube to a cylinder of compressed oxygen, and by another tube to a supply of coal-gas.
Expository Writing|Mervin James Curl

British Dictionary definitions for coal gas

coal gas

noun

a mixture of gases produced by the distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting: consists mainly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide

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coal gas

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coal gas

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