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gasometer

[ gas-om-i-ter ]

noun

  1. an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
  2. British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.


gasometer

/ ɡæsˈɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. a nontechnical name for gasholder
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of gasometer1

From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter
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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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