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

Around 20% of global liquified natural gas (LNG) also transited through the Strait of Hormuz last year, primarily from Qatar. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 June 2025

Qatar, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, maintains diplomatic relations with Iran and shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran. —Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

The second is that power demand shows no signs of slowing down with natural gas being the winner in AI data centers that require both scale and reliability. —Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025

The strait is also a corridor for around a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 June 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