gasometer
noun/ɡæˈsɒmɪtə(r)/
/ɡæˈsɑːmɪtər/
(also gasholder)
- a very large round container or building in which gas is stored and from which it is sent through pipes to other buildingsTopics Buildingsc2, Houses and homesc2Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘container for holding or measuring a gas’): from French gazomètre, from gaz ‘gas’ + -mètre ‘(instrument) measuring’.
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