gas meter

American  

noun

• gas meters
  plural

1. an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, especially such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling.

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gas meter British  

noun

1. an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas passed through it

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gas meters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gas meter

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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gas meter

"I've been that man that has to put five quid in the gas meter on a Sunday night and been watching the meter spin round all week," he told TalkTV last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023

The sheets aren’t fresh, the toilet doesn’t work properly, and there’s no change for the gas meter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2021

The gas meter in the shared bathroom was greedy, it gobbled all my coins and gave out only a basinful of tepid water.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020

The explosion occurred when workers attempted to replace a gas meter in the basement of the school’s original century-old building.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2019

There’s a little cupboard in the hallway where the gas meter is.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins