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gas fitting

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noun

  1. the work or business of a gas fitter.

  2. gas fittings, fittings for the use of illuminating gas.

Etymology

Origin of gas fitting

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Investigators also determined there was a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021, the board said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured, according to an investigative update released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Mr Cilliers also denies a charge of damaging a gas fitting recklessly endangering life.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2018

But his version of the Beatles “I’ll Cry Instead” and a tour slot opening for Manfred Mann drew little notice, so he went back to gas fitting for a time.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2014

Pipe and Fittings.—The pipe used in gas fitting is wrought iron or steel.

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward

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