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gas oven

British  

noun

  1. a domestic oven heated by gas

  2. a gas-fuelled cremation chamber

  3. another name for gas chamber

"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

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In center stage is her beloved Lacanche stove: Ina appears to have opted for the Sully range in Anthracite with brass trim, gas burners, one electric oven, and one gas oven.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2023

If you have a gas oven with a control knob, it may require a more complicated calibration by a technician, Sadler says.

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2021

When he was ready to open a stationary pizzeria in Brooklyn, a defunct Papa John’s where pizzas were made in a gas oven would not seem to have held much appeal for him.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2016

You can also get pulled pork — cooked in a gas oven enhanced by wood.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2015

He blamed the gas oven which didn’t heat like a good wood stove.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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