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gasolier

[ gas-uh-leer ]
/ ˌgæs əˈlɪər /
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noun
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
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Origin of gasolier

gas + -o- + (chande)lier

Words nearby gasolier

gas meter, gasogene, gasohol, gas oil, gasolene, gasolier, gasoline, gasometer, gasometric analysis, gasometry, gas-operated
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Words related to gasolier

crown, corona, luster, candelabrum, candleholder

How to use gasolier in a sentence

  • The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.

    The Judge|Rebecca West

  • The lady who was cousin to a baronet had shifted her chair beneath the gasolier, her eyes bent on her everlasting crochet work.

    Passing of the Third Floor Back|Jerome K. Jerome

British Dictionary definitions for gasolier

gasolier

gaselier

/ (ˌɡæsəˈlɪə) /
noun
a branched hanging fitting for gaslights

Word Origin for gasolier

C19: from gas + (chand) elier
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