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gas meter

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.

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Origin of gas meter

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby gas meter

gas log, gas main, gasman, gas mantle, gas mask, gas meter, gasogene, gasohol, gas oil, gasolene, gasolier
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British Dictionary definitions for gas meter

gas meter

noun

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