gas plant

American

noun

a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.

gas plant British

noun

Also called: burning bush, dittany, fraxinella. an aromatic white-flowered Eurasian rutaceous plant, Dictamnus albus, that emits a vapour capable of being ignited

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To power it, the company plans to build and run its own natural gas plant, alongside tapping in to the local grid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"We cut our weekend short and headed back to Buckie," said Grieve, who works at the St Fergus gas plant, near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The project also plans to have its own natural gas plant onsite to produce energy.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

He also expects further earnings contribution from a newly awarded 1.4GW gas plant in Terengganu and continued income from the extended Kenyir hydro power purchase agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

The side streets were still unpaved, fading out to the barren pebbly lots of a railyard and a gas plant.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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