gas furnace

noun

1. a furnace using gas as a fuel.
2. a furnace for distilling gas from a solid fuel, as coal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas furnace¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Use this checklist to prepare your home for winterTune up your heating systemIf you have an oil or gas furnace or an electric system that combines heating and air conditioning, schedule a tuneup now and clean or replace the filters.

From Washington Post

The ring thus prepared was placed in a cast-iron box and heated in a gas furnace.

From Project Gutenberg

A gas-furnace is formed by grouping in a single mass of masonry a certain number of elements of the kind just described.

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If a gas furnace is not on the bench to heat the iron, then a gasoline furnace is necessary.

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In 1886 he produced metallic sodium by mixing caustic soda with iron and charcoal in an iron pot and heating in a gas furnace.

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The capsule or basin (c) is a water bath heated by the little gas furnace (d).

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