英语词汇“portable gas”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

portable gas n. (originally) gas held in compressed form to facilitate its transport to gaslit premises (now historical); (later) = bottled gas n. at bottled adj. 3.

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1821 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 111 159 Oil gas, when forcibly compressed in Gordon's portable gas lamp, deposits a portion of a highly volatile essential oil.

1823 Times 31 Jan. 3/7 The first meeting of the subscribers to the London Portable Gas Company, for the purpose of distributing compressed gas..by means of Mr. Gordon's patent lamps, was held on Wednesday.

1939 Times 21 Aug. 13/7 A portable gas in home cylinders meets every need of a household long accustomed to electricity.

1975 Times 27 Oct. 17/3 (headline) Portable gas expands into new markets.

1993 J. McCormick Pop. Theatres Nineteenth-Cent. France iii. 50 The new theatre..had more of the comfort and refinements of the theatres of the city, including gas lighting replacing the oil lamps. However, there was no mains gas, so portable gas had to be brought to the theatre regularly.

单词	portable gas
释义	> as lemmas portable gas portable gas n. (originally) gas held in compressed form to facilitate its transport to gaslit premises (now historical); (later) = bottled gas n. at bottled adj. 3. ΚΠ 1821 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 111 159 Oil gas, when forcibly compressed in Gordon's portable gas lamp, deposits a portion of a highly volatile essential oil. 1823 Times 31 Jan. 3/7 The first meeting of the subscribers to the London Portable Gas Company, for the purpose of distributing compressed gas..by means of Mr. Gordon's patent lamps, was held on Wednesday. 1939 Times 21 Aug. 13/7 A portable gas in home cylinders meets every need of a household long accustomed to electricity. 1975 Times 27 Oct. 17/3 (headline) Portable gas expands into new markets. 1993 J. McCormick Pop. Theatres Nineteenth-Cent. France iii. 50 The new theatre..had more of the comfort and refinements of the theatres of the city, including gas lighting replacing the oil lamps. However, there was no mains gas, so portable gas had to be brought to the theatre regularly. extracted from portableadj.n. < as lemmas
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