gasworks

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• gasworks — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ a place where gas is manufactured and processed …   English terms dictionary

• gasworks — [gas′wʉrks΄] n. a plant where gas for heating and lighting is prepared …   English World dictionary

• Gasworks — This is a historical article. For current information see Syngas. A Gasworks or Gas house is a factory for the manufacture of gas. Coal gas (known in the USA as Town gas) was introduced to Great Britain in the 1790s as an Illuminating gas by the… …   Wikipedia

• gasworks — UK [ˈɡæsˌwɜː(r)ks] / US [ˈɡæsˌwɜrks] noun [countable] Word forms gasworks : singular gasworks plural gasworks a factory where gas for fuel is produced …   English dictionary

• gasworks — [[t]gæ̱swɜː(r)ks[/t]] gasworks also gas works N COUNT A gasworks is a factory where gas is made, usually from coal, so that it can be used as a fuel …   English dictionary

• gasworks — /gas werrks /, n., pl. gasworks. (used with a sing. v.) a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings. Also called gashouse. [1810 20; GAS + WORKS] * * * …   Universalium

• gasworks — gas|works [ˈgæswə:ks US wə:rks] n plural gasworks a place where gas is made from coal so that it can be used to produce heat and energy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gasworks — noun plural gasworks (C) a place where gas is made from coal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Gasworks Gallery — is based by the Oval Cricket Ground in South East London. It is part of Triangle Arts Trust and comprises a gallery and fifteen artists studios.Nine studios are rented to London based artists and three are reserved for an International Residency… …   Wikipedia

• Gasworks Bridge — Carries Footpath Crosses River Thames Locale Oxford …   Wikipedia

• gasworks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1819 a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas …   New Collegiate Dictionary