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gasholder

gasholder noun: a large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in between and one with a nontelescoping tank and a dry seal.

gasholder: a large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas...
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Noun

gasholder (plural gasholders)

  1. A large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in between and one with a nontelescoping tank and a dry seal.
    • Its first big task was in 1915, at a fire at the Southern Laundry, next to the Great Western Hotel; its last major action was in 1942, when, after an enemy air attack, it helped to save the big gasholder at Swindon Works.1957 March, “Notes and News: G.W.R. Fire Engine to be Preserved”, in Railway Magazine, page 210
    Synonyms:
    gasometer

gasholder meaning in Arabic

gasholder in Arabic

Translations
حَامِل أَلْغَاز ḥāmil ʔalḡāz

Synonyms of gasholder

Forms of gasholder

pluralgasholders

Origin of gasholder

From gas + holder.

Questions about gasholder

What does gasholder mean?
Gasholder means a large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in between and one with a nontelescoping tank and a dry seal.
What is gasholder in Arabic?
Gasholder in Arabic is حَامِل أَلْغَاز (ḥāmil ʔalḡāz). See Gasholder meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is gasholder?
Gasholder is a noun.
What is the plural of gasholder?
The plural of gasholder is gasholders.

Words near gasholder in the dictionary

  1. Gashi
  2. gashing
  3. gashings
  4. Gashis
  5. gashly
  6. gasholder
  7. gasholders
  8. gashouse
  9. gashouse egg
  10. gashouse eggs
  11. gashouses

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