gas burner
Americannoun
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the tip, jet, or nozzle from which gas issues, as on a stove.
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a stove or the like that burns gas as a fuel.
noun
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Also called: gas jet. a jet or nozzle from which a combustible gas issues in order to form a stable flame
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an assembly of such jets or nozzles, used esp in cooking
Etymology
Origin of gas burner
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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"It'd all go to waste otherwise," he told AFP, while stirring a metre-radius metal pan perched atop a gas burner filled with ratatouille.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"It's incorrect to assume that the only things you need to achieve wok hei are a wok and a gas burner," he said in a 2023 video.
From Salon ● May 15, 2024
She effortlessly blows glass baubles using a gas burner fixed to her desk.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Residents cook in a first-floor communal kitchen with a single gas burner, and the communal toilet is in a makeshift metal shed.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
She flicks on the gas burner to warm the oatmeal, pouring a little skim milk into it and stirring.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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