gasholder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From gas + holder.
Meanings
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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.
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.
1957 March 14, “Notes and News: G.W.R. Fire Engine to be Preserved”, in Railway Magazine, page 210:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gasholders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Holonyms
Relateds
water tower · fuel tank · gas cylinder · gas tank
Synonyms
Translations (39)
nb gassklokke (Translations) · mk гасомер (Translations) · tr gaz tutucu (Translations) · uk газго́льдер (Translations) · bg газоме́р (Translations) · da gasbeholder (Translations) · ca gasòmetre (Translations) · ja ガスタンク (Translations) · he מכל גז (Translations) · de Gasspeicher (Translations) · nn gassklokke (Translations) · cmn 煤氣鼓 /煤气鼓 (Translations) · el αεριοφυλάκιο (Translations) · nl gashouder (Translations) · sv gasometer (Translations) · es gasómetro (Translations) · sh gasometar (Translations) · ro gazometru (Translations) · sh гасометар (Translations) · de Gasbehälter (Translations) · hu gazométer (Translations) · fr gazomètre (Translations) · it gasometro (Translations) · pl gazometr (Translations) · ar حَامِل أَلْغَاز (Translations) · cs plynojem (Translations) · io gasometro (Translations) · sv gasbehållare (Translations) · fi kaasukello (Translations) · ru газго́льдер (Translations) · hu gáztartály (Translations) · pt gasômetro (Translations) · eo gasujo (Translations) · de Gasometer (Translations) · ko 가스 계량기 (Translations) · sv gasklocka (Translations) · pt gasómetro (Translations) · sk plynojem (Translations) · et gaasimahuti (Translations)