town gas
Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for…Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas and water gas.
» Igor drove to the nearest town for gas.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas and water gas.
- coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
Examples
4 sentencesIgor drove to the nearest town for gas.
This is the pipeline which supplies the town with gas.
ruЭто трубопровод, который снабжает город газом. — odexed
deDas ist die Rohrleitung, die die Stadt mit Gas beliefert. — Espi
Kalman drove to town to get gas and supplies, mainly beer.
Yanni dropped Skura off at that town's gas station.
deYanni setzte Skura an der Tankstelle jener Stadt ab. — Waldelfe
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable