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GAS WORKS

Definition: GAS WORKS

GAS WORKS

1. A manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Synonym: GAS WORKS

Synonym: Gas industry. (additional references)

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Crosswords: GAS WORKS

English words defined with "GAS WORKS": Gas washerHydraulic main, Hydraulic valveResidual product, Retortsal ammoniacTar water. (references)
Specialty definitions using "GAS WORKS": breast borecore drillerFUEL ATTENDANT, furnace operator, furnace tendergas carbonhammer heater, heater, furnacePISTON MAKERretort carbon, ROTARY DRILLERslug-furnace operator, superintendent, drillingTOOL PUSHERwell driller. (references)

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Modern Usage: GAS WORKS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Gas works more quickly on an empty stomach. (Flash Gordon; writing credit: Michael Allin; Alex Raymond)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: GAS WORKS

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

It is understood that the French Government preserves its right to prohibit in the future in the territories referred to in Article 51 all new German participation: (1) In the management or exploitation of the public domain and of public services, such as railways, navigable waterways, water works, gas works, electric power, etc.; (2) In the ownership of mines and quarries of every kind and in enterprises connected therewith; (3) In metallurgical establishments, even though their working may not be connected with that of any mine. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translations: GAS WORKS

Language Translations for "GAS WORKS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏منشآت الغاز. (various references)

   

French

  

usine gaz (gasworks). (various references)

   

German

  

Gaswerk (gasworks). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

asgay orksway.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: GAS WORKS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: gasworks.

Words within the letters "a-g-k-o-r-s-s-w"

-2 letters: kaross, sowars.

-3 letters: askos, gawks, gowks, grass, gross, grows, okras, sagos, sarks, saros, skags, soaks, soars, soras, sowar, swags, warks, works.

-4 letters: arks, asks, gars, gawk, goas, gowk, grow, koas, kors, koss, oaks, oars, okas, okra, osar, ossa, rags, raws, rows, sago, sags, sark, saws, skag, skas, soak, soar, sora, sows, swag, wags, wark, wars, wogs, woks, work.

-5 letters: ago, ark, ars, ask, ass, gar, gas, goa, gor, gos, kas, koa, kor, kos, oak, oar, oka, ora, ors, rag, ras, raw, row, sag, saw, ska, sos, sow, wag, war, was, wog, wok, wos.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-k-o-r-s-s-w"
 

+1 letter: glasswork.

 

+2 letters: glassworks.

 

+3 letters: glassworker, passagework.

 

+4 letters: glassworkers, passageworks.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: GAS WORKS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

47 41 53      57 4F 52 4B 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000111 01000001 01010011 00100000 01010111 01001111 01010010 01001011 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#71 &#65 &#83 &#32 &#87 &#79 &#82 &#75 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0047 0041 0053      0057 004F 0052 004B 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

41355325749524553

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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