gas-fired
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gas-fired
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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That’s been met by the new resources that include about 30.5 gigawatts of solar, 16 gigawatts of battery storage and 7 gigawatts of natural gas-fired generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Staffell and colleagues estimate that, in temperatures of 40C, the output of gas-fired power stations drops by roughly 10% versus 20C.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
This new plan will unlock 51 gigawatts of solar, 21GW of wind, and 6GW of gas-fired power contracts over the next decade, the analyst estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
We didn’t need that price signal for Vietnam to cancel a gas-fired power-station project just two weeks after the war started and replace it with a renewable-energy project.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The first is a gas-fired hardening furnace of the surface-combustion type.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
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