gasometer

[gas-om-i-ter]

noun

1. an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.

2. British.,  a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.

gasometer

/ ɡæsˈɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a nontechnical name for gasholder

Word History and Origins

Origin of gasometer¹

From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter

Example Sentences

The awful gasometer transformed into the most glorious of cathedrals.

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In Amsterdam, the “Vespers” were staged in the Gashouder — a massive, cylindrical former gasometer that now serves as a cultural venue and a nightclub.

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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.

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Everywhere you look you will see one of the huge gasometers that have been a constant feature of the cityscape for almost 20 years now.

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As their name suggests, gasholders - also sometimes known as gasometers - were used to store large volumes of gas.

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