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Gas holder   /gæs hˈoʊldər/   Listen
Gas holder

noun
1.
A large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel.  Synonym: gasometer.






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"Gas holder" Quotes from Famous Books



... engravings represent a light buoy made by the Pintsch's Patent Lighting Company for the river Humber. The chief dimensions of the buoy are given in the engraving, which also shows that the gas holder is placed within the boat in such a way as to be protected from blows likely to cause any leakage. The buoy has a special form to meet its requirements as a lightship, and the conditions of its employment ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 • Various



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