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gas ring

British  

noun

  1. a circular assembly of gas jets, used esp for cooking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I couldn't see the gas ring - and if I used the front one, I could have crossed over and burnt myself or set my clothes on fire," she says.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2019

“For safety, you want to cover your gas ring with just an inch or two of media,” he said, referring to the material that surrounds the gas flame.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2014

This is also wrong – dangerous, in fact – because what if the other gas ring should accidentally ignite?

From The Guardian Aug. 18, 2014

Quite how the gas ring would do that of its own accord I don't know.

From The Guardian Aug. 18, 2014

He remembered his mother’s statuesque body bending over the gas ring to stir at something in a saucepan.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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