town gas

English

Alternative forms

• towns gas

Noun

town gas (uncountable)

1. Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas or water gas.

Coordinate terms

• (types of gas) coal gas, illuminating gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, water gas

Related terms

• gaslight (noun), gasworks

Translations

manufactured gas supplied to consumers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: stadsgas (nl) n, lichtgas (nl) n
• Finnish: kaupunkikaasu (fi)
• French: gaz de ville m
• Greek: αεριόφως (el) n (aeriófos)
• Polish: gaz miejski m (coal gas)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: gas ciudad m

Further reading

• Coal gas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Gastown