gasholder
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: gasometer. a large tank for storing coal gas or natural gas prior to distribution to users
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any vessel for storing or measuring a gas
Example Sentences
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The gasholder worked this way: Coal gas was pumped into a wrought-iron, 120,000 cubic foot tank that floated atop water.
From Seattle Times
The world's oldest gasholder in London's Fulham Gasworks and a medieval timber-framed building in York have also made the annual list.
From BBC
Gasholder number 2 at the Fulham gasworks is thought to be the oldest surviving gasholder in the world, having been built in 1830, but is now threatened by vegetation.
From BBC
The 1888 Concord gasholder is believed to be the last of its kind in the country with its interior works intact.
From Washington Times
The historical, architectural and technical background of the gasholder and its importance to the landscape led to it being granted protected status.
From BBC
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