gasworks

See also: gas works

English

Alternative forms

• gas works

Etymology

From gas +‎ works.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gasworks (plural gasworks)

1. A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:
   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.

Synonyms

• gas plant

Meronyms

• gasholder, gasometer

Coordinate terms

• (type of works): See works § Hyponyms

Related terms

• (types of gas) coal gas, illuminating gas, producer gas, synthesis gas, town gas, water gas
• gaslight (noun)

Translations

factory

• Czech: plynárna f
• Danish: gasværk (da) n
• Finnish: kaasulaitos
• French: usine à gaz (fr) f
• Georgian: გაზის ქარხანა (gazis karxana)
• German: Gaswerk (de) n
• Hungarian: gázművek (hu) pl, gázgyár (hu)
• Maori: whare tahu kēhi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gassverk n

  Nynorsk: gassverk n

• Occitan: fabrica de gas f
• Romanian: uzină de gaz f
• Serbo-Croatian: plinara (sh) f
• Spanish: fábrica de gas f
• Ukrainian: га́зовий заво́д m (házovyj zavód)