Meanings
alternative gaswork
- A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
Meronyms: gasholder, gasometer, gas line, gasline, pipeline
Synonyms: gas plant
- One where coal is converted to coal gas and coke (via gasification).
Synonyms: gas plant
- One that formerly generated coal gas or water gas and now distributes natural gas from a pipeline.
Synonyms: gas plant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution).
nounOne where coal is converted to coal gas and coke (via gasification).
nounOne where water gas was generated for distribution.
nounOne that formerly generated coal gas or water gas and now distributes natural gas from a pipeline.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
- Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
- Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
- Dutchgas
- Englishgas
- Englishworks
- Englishgasworks
Translations
Czech plynárna
- plynárnafactory
Danish gasværk
- gasværkfactory
Dutch gasfabriek
- gasfabriekfactory
Finnish kaasulaitos
- kaasulaitosfactory
French usine à gaz
- usine à gazfactory
German Gaswerk
- Gaswerkfactory
Hungarian gázművek, gázgyár
- gázművekfactory
- gázgyárfactory
Māori whare tahu kēhi
- whare tahu kēhifactory
Norwegian Bokmål gassverk
- gassverkfactory
Polish gazownia
- gazowniafactory
Romanian uzină de gaz
- uzină de gazfactory
Spanish fábrica de gas
- fábrica de gasfactory
Turkish gazhane
- gazhanefactory
Ukrainian га́зовий заво́д
- га́зовий заво́д (házovyj zavód)factory
Cite this entry
gasworks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasworks
“gasworks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasworks. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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