town gas

English

Alternative forms

towns gas

Noun

town gas (uncountable)

Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas or water gas.

Coordinate terms

(types of gas) coal gas, illuminating gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, water gas

Related terms

gaslight (noun), gasworks

Translations

manufactured gas supplied to consumers

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: stadsgas n, lichtgas (nl) n
Finnish: kaupunkikaasu (fi)
French: gaz de ville m
Greek: αεριόφως (el) n (aeriófos)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: gas ciudad m

Further reading

Coal gas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Gastown

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