gasholder

[ gas-hohl-der ]

/ ˈgæsˌhoʊl dər /

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noun

gasometer (def. 2).

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Words nearby gasholder

gas gangrene, gas giant, gas-guzzler, gas-guzzler tax, gash, gasholder, gashouse, gasiform, gasify, gas jet, Gaskell

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How to use gasholder in a sentence

The gasholder house at Erdberg is perfectly circular, and has an internal diameter of 63.410 meters.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887|Various
The top of this framework is perfectly contiguous with the inside of the crown of the gasholder.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887|Various
After spending a considerable time in the gasholder, his clothes—not to put too fine a point upon it—smelt.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 38, February 1894|Various
Gas passes as usual from the generator to a washer and storage gasholder.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds

There is a cock between the gasholder and the washer for isolating one from the other.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds

British Dictionary definitions for gasholder

gasholder

/ (ˈɡæsˌhəʊldə) /

noun

Also called: gasometer a large tank for storing coal gas or natural gas prior to distribution to users

any vessel for storing or measuring a gas

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