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gasometer
[ gas-om-i-ter ]
noun
- an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
- British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.
gasometer
/ ɡæsˈɒmɪtə /
noun
- a nontechnical name for gasholder
Word History and Origins
Origin of gasometer1
Example Sentences
The awful gasometer transformed into the most glorious of cathedrals.
In Amsterdam, the “Vespers” were staged in the Gashouder — a massive, cylindrical former gasometer that now serves as a cultural venue and a nightclub.
The Ostiense neighbourhood, right on the Tiber river, was once the site of a power station, a restless river port and a gasometer, whose skeleton still looms.
Everywhere you look you will see one of the huge gasometers that have been a constant feature of the cityscape for almost 20 years now.
As their name suggests, gasholders - also sometimes known as gasometers - were used to store large volumes of gas.
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