gas log

American  

noun

1. a gas burner in a fireplace, made to resemble a log.

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Etymology

Origin of gas log

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The living room and den fireplaces have gas log inserts.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

Formal entry, grand staircase, gourmet kitchen, floor-to-ceiling windows, formal dining room, living room, wine room, library with gas log fireplace and cypress paneling.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2016

Mrs. Claire Polk sat by her fireside, warmed by a flickering gas log.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of an open fireplace 69 now, as there once had been, there was a gas log under the old mantelpiece.

From The Corner House Girls on Palm Island by Gooch, Thelma

"We're going to have our tree Christmas eve," said Mrs. Fairchild, that evening, when the family sat before the cheerful grate fire that Jeanne considered much pleasanter than a gas log.

From The Cinder Pond by Rankin, Carroll Watson