gas meter

American

noun

an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, especially such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling.

gas meter British

noun

an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas passed through it

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Etymology

Origin of gas meter

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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The derailed Union Pacific cars also struck a backyard shed, a fence and a gas meter.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2022

They denied damaging a gas meter between January and May 2021 and the theft of gas between March and May 2021.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2022

The sheets aren’t fresh, the toilet doesn’t work properly, and there’s no change for the gas meter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2021

The gas meter in the shared bathroom was greedy, it gobbled all my coins and gave out only a basinful of tepid water.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

There’s a little cupboard in the hallway where the gas meter is.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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