natural gas

noun

1

: gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells

especially : a combustible mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons used chiefly as a fuel and raw material

2

: gas manufactured from organic matter (such as coal)

Examples of natural gas in a Sentence

a house heated by natural gas

Recent Examples on the Web

Two years ago, CNN reported on a secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, laying out detailed options to destabilize Moldova – including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025

Neptune will test various DLE technologies until the second quarter of 2026 using brine sourced from existing natural gas wells in the Altmark field. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

The April climate credit includes a discount on customers’ natural gas bill as well as their electricity bills. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

Turbines for natural gas plants are scarce. —Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for natural gas

• bermudagrass
• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• chagas
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass

Kids Definition

natural gas

noun

: gas that comes from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells

especially : a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons and especially methane used chiefly as a fuel and raw material