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View synonyms for gasolier

gasolier

[ gas-uh-leer ]

noun

  1. a chandelier furnished with gaslights.


gasolier

/ ˌɡæsəˈlɪə /

noun

  1. a branched hanging fitting for gaslights


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gasolier1

C19: from gas + ( chand ) elier

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Example Sentences

The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.

The lady who was cousin to a baronet had shifted her chair beneath the gasolier, her eyes bent on her everlasting crochet work.

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