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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gas meter

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The woman is unable to top-up her gas meter.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021

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

The explosion occurred when workers attempted to replace a gas meter in the basement of the school’s original century-old building.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2019

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

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023