gas-fired
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gas-fired
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In West Virginia, a project to build a gas-fired power plant intended solely to supply a massive data center is facing opposition from many residents concerned about its health and environmental impacts.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Rising profits from electricity generation have fueled a wave of acquisitions of gas-fired plants by power companies looking to expand their reach, and ECP benefited from that trend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Italy's proposal to compensate operators of gas-fired plants for ETS permits also changes "the rules mid-game," Petrovich said.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Surging demand for electricity to run artificial-intelligence systems is driving power companies to buy natural gas-fired plants to ensure stable power supplies for always-on data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The first is a gas-fired hardening furnace of the surface-combustion type.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
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