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gas·works | \ ˈgas-ˌwərks 
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\Definition of gasworks
: a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas
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gasworks
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of gasworks
chiefly British : a factory for making gas from coal
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The first known use of gasworks was in 1819
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