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gas works

gas works is the alternative form of gasworks.

Meaning of gasworks

Noun

gasworks (plural gasworks)

  1. A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
    • Meronyms: gasholder, gasometer, gas line, gasline, pipeline
    Synonyms:
    gas plant
    1. One where coal is converted to coal gas and coke (via gasification).
    2. (historical) One where water gas was generated for distribution.
    3. One that formerly generated coal gas or water gas and now distributes natural gas from a pipeline.

Forms of gas works

pluralgas works

Questions about gas works

What is gas works the alternative form of?
Gas works is the alternative form of gasworks.

Words near gas works in the dictionary

  1. gas van
  2. gas vans
  3. gas washer
  4. gas washers
  5. gas water
  6. gas works
  7. gas-and-dash
  8. gas-and-dashes
  9. gas-bracket
  10. gas-brackets
  11. gas-fired

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gas works (page history and authors); gasworks (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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