town gas

town gas

n (Elements & Compounds) coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use

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town gas - coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial useBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomcoal gas - gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting