town gas
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Its piped town gas business will likely be supported by network growth and residential gas water heater penetration, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
From the outside, Easy Eye is a nondescript building on a street that looks like one you may have seen in your town: gas stations, chain stores, one hectic intersection tying it all together.
From New York Times • May 26, 2021
Many of us will convert our natural gas boilers to hydrogen boilers, although this will be less disruptive than the 1960s change from town gas to natural gas, the report says.
From BBC • May 1, 2019
In this portion of the town gas lamps were at a discount, consequently more than half the streets lay in deep shadow.
From A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta by Boothby, Guy
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