gas meter

American  

noun

1. 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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gas meter British  

noun

1. 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

Some 39,000 households had their gas meter switched in 2020, that increased almost fourfold to 152,000 in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 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

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