gasometer
Americannoun
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an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
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British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gasometer
From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter
Example Sentences
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The awful gasometer transformed into the most glorious of cathedrals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
The Ostiense neighbourhood, right on the Tiber river, was once the site of a power station, a restless river port and a gasometer, whose skeleton still looms.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2020
It will be about 150 feet in length, 20 to 40 feet diameter of the gasometer, with propelling blades on each side of the centre, describing a radius of about 16 feet.
From Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
A small gasometer could be erected, and the necessary apparatus procured at little expense, and by such means, I would suppose, it could be carried to any part of the mines, which are not extensive.
From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald
The disengaged acetylene enters the gasometer, B, through the pipe, D. The extremity of the latter is bent into the form of a swan's neck.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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