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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A terrible Swiss gig in a disused gasholder inspired them to give up.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2013
The gasholder is fitted with a telescoping vent-pipe, by which gas escapes to the open in the event of the bell being raised above a certain height.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
"Her ram had passed completely through the gasholder."
From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd
When the gasholder is perfectly empty, the three lifts are inclosed, one in the other, and rest with their lower edges upon the bottom of the tank.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various
The discharging mechanism is operated through an arm E attached to the bell G of the gasholder, which sets the mechanism in motion when the bell has fallen nearly to its lowest position.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
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