gasworks
Americannoun
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gasworks
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gasworks
1810–20; gas + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)
Example Sentences
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Gaslight became common in cities in the early 19th century, but people living beyond the reach of a gasworks still had to use expensive candles or whale oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Before the Dome was built, the peninsula was empty of buildings and covered with toxic soil from the gasworks that had closed back in 1976.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2020
I followed his advice and soon met him on the steps of the gasworks that served as the IRA's headquarters in the Bogside.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2017
His assignment was to inspect gasworks for a government agency at a time of conflict between the Chinese and foreign powers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2016
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
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