gas plant

American  

noun

1. a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.

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gas plant British  

noun

1. Also called: burning bush.   dittany.   fraxinella.  an aromatic white-flowered Eurasian rutaceous plant, Dictamnus albus, that emits a vapour capable of being ignited

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Example Sentences

Most conventional natural gas plants have less than 1 gigawatt of capacity and take at least five years to build.

From Barron's

In New York, which came close to breaking decades-old cold weather records in the past week, some old natural gas plants failed to operate on high-demand days.

From Barron's

Its figures suggest that building and fuelling new gas plants would cost £147/MWh, including a carbon price - a charge for emissions.

From BBC

The combined entity now possesses 55 gigawatts of generating capacity, including 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.

From Barron's

Instead of blowing the top off a mountain, you build a gas plant next to a town and run it 24/7 for server racks.

From Salon