Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

town gas

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
town -gas
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

towns gas (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gaslight gasworks coal gas illuminating gas natural gas synthesis gas water gas

Questions

What does town gas mean?
Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas and water gas.

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