"town gas" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} town gas (uncountable)
  1. Any of several flammable gases sold and distributed by a municipal gasworks for lighting and heating in a town, including coal gas or water gas. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Coal, Fossil fuels, Gases, Hydrogen Synonyms: towns gas Related terms: gaslight [noun], gasworks Coordinate_terms: illuminating gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, water gas Coordinate_terms (types of gas): coal gas Translations (manufactured gas supplied to consumers): stadsgas [neuter] (Dutch), lichtgas [neuter] (Dutch), kaupunkikaasu (Finnish), gaz de ville [masculine] (French), αεριόφως (aeriófos) [neuter] (Greek), gaz miejski (english: coal gas) [masculine] (Polish), gas ciudad [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-town_gas-en-noun-FqktDEWU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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