gas meter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gas meter
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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It’s also worth around $32,000 per customer gas meter in Orange Cove — more than enough for the community to install electric heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and induction stoves, zeroing out gas use.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
"I've been that man that has to put five quid in the gas meter on a Sunday night and been watching the meter spin round all week," he told TalkTV last year.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023
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
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