Definition of Gasoliers

1. Noun. (plural of gasolier) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gasoliers

1. gasolier [n] - See also: gasolier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gasoliers

gasman
gasmask
gasmasks
gasmen
gasoduct
gasoducts
gasogen
gasogene
gasogenes
gasogens
gasohol
gasohols
gasolene
gasolenes
gasolier
gasoliers (current term)
gasoline
gasoline bomb
gasoline engine
gasoline gage
gasoline gauge
gasoline mileage
gasoline pump
gasoline station
gasoline tank
gasoline tax
gasolinelike
gasolines
gasolinic
gasometer

Literary usage of Gasoliers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1897)
"... and what did we see ? Exactly the same that we see in our own large cities. We saw gasoliers with electric lights. We saw the electric lights were out, ..."

2. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1908)
"... swayed buildings, gasoliers, furniture, unlocked-doors, window-weights and shutters. There was a short interval of cessation, then a second shock which ..."

3. The Electrical Engineer (1892)
"There are a total of 338 16-cp lamps, of which the assembly- room has three 40-light gasoliers adapted to electroliers. The Council-chamber has 10 ..."

4. The Open Fireplace in All Ages by John Pickering Putnam (1880)
"... importance for actors and singers, the products of gas combustion being particularly injurious to the throat and lungs. Fig. 154. Ventilating gasoliers. ..."

5. Reminiscences of New York by an Octogenarian (1816 to 1860) by Charles Haynes Haswell (1896)
"As the gasoliers, burners, etc., were made in England, and no invoice for them was received with the first shipment of these articles, a delay of several ..."

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