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gas well

noun

  1. a well from which natural gas is obtained.


gas well

noun

  1. a well for obtaining natural gas


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gas well1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Example Sentences

In the middle stands a 6-foot stack of steel pipes and valves—a gas well.

A natural-gas well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, and 44 workers were evacuated.

"Oh, no, it's only a gas well trying to find its way to the surface of the ground," was the dry comment.

After the first hour of flight, both boys began looking for the flare of the gas well.

A match was again applied to the gas well and the monoplane was whirled out into the spectacular illumination.

The smoke and coal gas well-nigh strangled the boy, but he kept on.

While he was there he mentioned the gas well to several people, or they say he did, and thats how the story got round.

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