gasworks

American  

[gas-wurks] / ˈgæsˌwɜrks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

• gasworks
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gasworks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gasworks

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

Example Sentences

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gasworks

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

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

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