gas burner

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noun

the tip, jet, or nozzle from which gas issues, as on a stove.

a stove or the like that burns gas as a fuel.

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Origin of gas burner

First recorded in 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for gas burner

A remarkable instance of this took place lately, where a gas-burner set fire to a ceiling 28-1/2 inches from it.
Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction|James Braidwood
From the gas-burner which he lit rose a flame equal to a jet of electric light.
From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It|Jules Verne
I struck a wax match and touched it to the gas-burner overhead.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
The first gas-burner was a very simple and unpretentious contrivance.
Gas Burners|Owen Merriman

The flame from a gas-burner will answer as well as the spirit-lamp.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gas burner

gas burner

noun

Also called: gas jet a jet or nozzle from which a combustible gas issues in order to form a stable flame

an assembly of such jets or nozzles, used esp in cooking

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gas burner

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gas burner

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