"gasworks" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-gasworks.wav [US] Forms: gasworks [plural]
Etymology: From gas + works. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gas|works}} gas + works Head templates: {{en-noun|gasworks}} gasworks (plural gasworks)
  1. A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:
    One where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
    Coordinate_terms (type of works): works § Hyponyms
    Sense id: en-gasworks-en-noun-sqPqvy85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of 'type of works': 50 25 25
  2. A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:
    (historical) One where water gas was generated for distribution.
    Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-gasworks-en-noun-S27WQQYi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35
  3. A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:
    One that formerly generated coal gas or water gas and now distributes natural gas from a pipeline.
    Sense id: en-gasworks-en-noun-MADz9y2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gas works Meronyms: gasholder, gasometer Related terms: illuminating gas, producer gas, synthesis gas, town gas, water gas, gaslight [noun] Related terms (types of gas): coal gas Translations (factory): plynárna [feminine] (Czech), gasværk [neuter] (Danish), kaasulaitos (Finnish), usine à gaz [feminine] (French), გაზის ქარხანა (gazis karxana) (Georgian), Gaswerk [neuter] (German), gázművek [plural] (Hungarian), gázgyár (Hungarian), whare tahu kēhi (Maori), gassverk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gassverk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fabrica de gas [feminine] (Occitan), uzină de gaz [feminine] (Romanian), plinara [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fábrica de gas [feminine] (Spanish), га́зовий заво́д (házovyj zavód) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'types of gas': 32 35 32 Disambiguation of 'factory': 33 33 33

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