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gas ring

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noun

  1. a circular assembly of gas jets, used esp for cooking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I couldn't see the gas ring - and if I used the front one, I could have crossed over and burnt myself or set my clothes on fire," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2019

“For safety, you want to cover your gas ring with just an inch or two of media,” he said, referring to the material that surrounds the gas flame.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2014

Quite how the gas ring would do that of its own accord I don't know.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2014

This is also wrong – dangerous, in fact – because what if the other gas ring should accidentally ignite?

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2014

There was a gas ring in the fender, and a shelf where food was kept, and on the landing outside there was a brown earthenware sink, common to several rooms.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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