- gas jet
- nounburner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame (Freq. 3)• Syn: ↑gas burner• Hypernyms: ↑burner• Hyponyms:
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nounill-kept glass box lit by a small gas jet — W.J.Locke
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2. a flame of illuminating gas.[1830-40]* * *
gas jet noun1. A jet of gas2. A gas-flame3. The perforated part of a gas-fitting where the gas issues and is burnt, a burner• • •Main Entry: ↑gas* * *
gas jet,1. a small nozzle of a gas fixture.2. a flame of gas.* * *
n.1) another term for gas burner2) a flame of illuminated gas from a gas burner
Useful english dictionary. 2012.