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–noun, plural -works. (used with a singular verb

)

a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.

Also called gashouse.

[Origin: 1810–20; gas + works

]

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gas·works Audio Help (gās'wûrks') Pronunciation Key
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
A factory where gas for heating and lighting is produced. Also called gashouse.

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gasworks
noun
the workplace where coal gas is manufactured

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ˈgasworks noun singular

a place where gas is made
Example: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.

Arabic:	مصنَع الغاز
Chinese (Simplified):	煤气厂
Chinese (Traditional):	煤氣廠
Czech:	plynárna
Danish:	gasværk
Dutch:	gasfabriek
Estonian:	gaasivabrik
Finnish:	kaasulaitos
French:	usine à gaz
German:	das Gaswerk
Greek:	εργοστάσιο φωταερίου
Hungarian:	gázművek
Icelandic:	gasveita
Indonesian:	pabrik gas
Italian:	officina del gas*

Japanese:	ガス工場
Latvian:	gāzes rūpnīca
Lithuanian:	dujų gamykla
Norwegian:	gassverk
Polish:	gazownia
Portuguese (Brazil):	gasômetro
Portuguese (Portugal):	fábrica de gás
Romanian:	uzină de gaz
Russian:	газовый завод
Slovak:	plynáreň
Slovenian:	plinarna
Spanish:	fábrica de gas
Swedish:	gasverk
Turkish:	gazhane