gas plant

American  

noun

1. 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.

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gas plant British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Early this year, it sold Calpine, one of the largest U.S. gas plant operators, to Constellation Energy in a $26.6 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

One ship's captain said his vessel was stuck at anchor off Qatar near the major Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas plant, which was hit by an Iranian attack on Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The plant would be more than twice as large as the biggest existing natural gas plant in America and could produce enough electricity to serve more than five million people.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

A Virginia company wants to construct an off-grid gas plant between the towns of Thomas and Davis to power its own private data complex.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

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