gasworks

American  

[gas-wurks] / ˈgæsˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

plural

gasworks

1. a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.

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gasworks British  

/ ˈɡæsˌwɜːks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a plant in which gas, esp coal gas, is made

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Etymology

Origin of gasworks

1810–20; gas + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)

Example Sentences

Postgate and Firmin created a map where Ivor lived and it included viaducts, bridges, tunnels, towns, a mine, gasworks and a beach.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019

Outside, the diesel trains coughed fumes too and, on leaving the station, gave you a view of the gasworks and canal.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2016

Until recently it was an unchic place, with overcrowded public housing “schemes,” manufacturing and gasworks — an area that no tourist would visit during my student days.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2016

The gasworks has about $1.2 billion in rated bonds outstanding, as well as about $225.5 million in variable-rate obligations, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 14, 2012

Interspersed in these residential areas were a variety of businesses — paint factories, lumberyards, distilleries, gasworks, mills, furniture manufacturers, warehouses, and coal distributors.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy