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gasworks

[ gas-wurks ]
/ ˈgæsˌwɜrks /

noun, plural gas·works.(used with a singular verb)

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

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Also called gashouse.

Origin of gasworks

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

Words nearby gasworks

gas turbine, gas up, gas vacuole, gas welding, gas well, gasworks, gat, gata, gate, gate array, gâteau
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British Dictionary definitions for gasworks

gasworks
/ (ˈɡæsˌwɜːks) /

noun

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