freedom gas
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Exported natural gas, particularly liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), from the United States.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America’s allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy."
- "“Freedom gas? Freedom is generally good, but freedom from glaciers, freedom from clean air, freedom from healthy forests that aren't on fire, and freedom from the world we know and cherish is not what we seek,” Inslee said in a Twitter post."
- "Touted as “freedom gas” by the Donald Trump administration, LNG has quickly turned into a major export commodity for U.S. energy companies."
- "Remember “freedom gas?” U.S. drillers facing a yearslong glut at home relished the opportunity to export the heating and generation fuel, but the global pandemic’s effect on demand is punishing them."
Etymology
Blend of freedom + natural gas. Coined by the U.S. Department of Energy in or around May 2019. Compare freedom fries.
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable