| 单词 | shale gas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshale gas shale gas n. (a) = oil shale gas n. at oil n.1 Compounds 5; (b) natural gas found within shale formations (now the usual sense). ΚΠ 1867 Let. 30 Mar. in F. A. P. Barnard Machinery & Processes Industr. Arts (1869) 410 With reference to the report upon the shale gas-light at Howth Bailey light house, forwarded in answer to a query, [etc.] 1921 Science 14 Jan. 52/1 Artificial gas, as produced on a commercial scale, consists of the following varieties: Shale gas, oil gas, producer gas, water gas, carburetted water gas, coal and coke oven gas. 1927 Jrnl. Amer. Water Works Assoc. 17 777 Kansas city water tunnel blast caused by natural gas... Explosive substance described as ‘shale gas’. 2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Aug. c1/3 The rise of shale-gas production could fuel American homes and industry for decades to come. 2013 Daily Tel. 31 July 1/4 A grassroots protest against shale gas exploration in Balcombe, West Sussex, led to villages throughout the country threatening to blockade attempts to drill. < as lemmas |
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