Meaning of gasholder | Babel Free
Definitions
A large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in between and one with a nontelescoping tank and a dry seal.
Equivalents
العربية
حَامِل أَلْغَاز
Čeština
plynojem
Ελληνικά
αεριοφυλάκιο
Español
gasómetro
Suomi
kaasukello
Français
gazomètre
Italiano
gasometro
日本語
ガスタンク
한국어
가스 계량기
Kurdî
gazometre
Nederlands
gashouder
Português
gasómetro
Română
gazometru
Русский
газго́льдер
Slovenčina
plynojem
Türkçe
gaz tutucu
Examples
“Its first big task was in 1915, at a fire at the Southern Laundry, next to the Great Western Hotel; its last major action was in 1942, when, after an enemy air attack, it helped to save the big gasholder at Swindon Works.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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