gas lighter

British  

noun

1. a device for igniting a jet of gas

2. a cigarette lighter using a gas as fuel

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Example Sentences

Scientists describe helium as a nonrenewable gas, lighter than air and often found in natural gas fields after being formed by decaying radioactive elements.

From New York Times • May 18, 2012

Of course, Swiss Army has one implement better: One model boasts a gas lighter.

From Time Magazine Archive

The gas lighter was just beginning his rounds, and the light from a neighboring lamp flashed full on Polly's face as she spoke, showing just how clear and brown the eyes were.

From Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Sidney, Margaret

Suppose I told you that the fuel my ship uses is a gas lighter than hydrogen.

From By Proxy by Dongen, H. R. van

Even giving the correct expansion, a comet’s mass must be much greater than is generally supposed, or the diameters of the nuclei would be greater if composed of any gas lighter than atmospheric air.

From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas