gasworks

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

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gas·works | \ ˈgas-ˌwərks

Definition of gasworks

: a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas

Examples of gasworks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The house was built in 1886, one of dozens of similar homes that once graced a neighborhood known for its gasworks and breweries. — Washington Post, 1 June 2021 Some British parents took their sick children to the local gasworks to sit and inhale fumes to reduce their flu symptoms. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Oct. 2020 Why parents started taking their kids to gasworks before their ideas were substantiated might have started with growing rumors, Brown said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Oct. 2020

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