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
This plug turns 90 degrees, when it is maneuvered by the chain of the gasometer.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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)
The acetylene formed is disengaged and enters the gasometer.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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