What does town gas mean?

town gas means "coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use".

Is town gas a common word?

town gas is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Town gas — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
Broadercoal gas
United Kingdom

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What does town gas mean?: town gas means "coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use".
Is town gas a common word?: town gas is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for town gas come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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