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gasholder

[ gas-hohl-der ]

gasholder

/ ˈɡæˌəʊə /

noun

  1. Also calledgasometer a large tank for storing coal gas or natural gas prior to distribution to users
  2. any vessel for storing or measuring a gas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The gasholder worked this way: Coal gas was pumped into a wrought-iron, 120,000 cubic foot tank that floated atop water.

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The world's oldest gasholder in London's Fulham Gasworks and a medieval timber-framed building in York have also made the annual list.

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Gasholder number 2 at the Fulham gasworks is thought to be the oldest surviving gasholder in the world, having been built in 1830, but is now threatened by vegetation.

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The 1888 Concord gasholder is believed to be the last of its kind in the country with its interior works intact.

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The historical, architectural and technical background of the gasholder and its importance to the landscape led to it being granted protected status.

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