gas-fired
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gas-fired
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Natural-gas turbines can face multiyear delivery backlogs, delaying new gas-fired power plants.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the US, many data centres are not waiting to build more renewable energy and have found it cheaper to build new gas-fired power stations instead.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The 1.4 GW Paka, Terengganu, gas-fired plant is also expected to support earnings upon commissioning in December 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The report also said that cracks had formed at gas-fired turbines powering xAI’s Colossus data center in Memphis, Tenn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A large gas-fired annealing furnace of the Maxon system is shown in Fig.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
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