bottle gasn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtl ɡas/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəl ˌɡæs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, gas n.¹

Etymology: < bottle n.³ + gas n.¹

A. n.

Liquefied petroleum gas, esp. butane or propane, stored in containers and used for heating, cooking, lighting, etc. (chiefly as a substitute for mains gas, or as portable fuel when camping); bottled gas. Cf. Calor gas at Calor n.²

ΚΠ

1912 Petroleum Gaz. Aug. 14/1 The use of bottle gas opens up a wide field for the distribution of..gas..at those places which at present have no gas.

1918 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 21 July 7/4 (advt.) Bottle gas for your stove.

1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath 162 She..turned up the bottle-gas under the [coffee] urn.

1952 N.Y. Court of Appeals: Rec. & Briefs 1 May 288 Q. Have you got an automatic hot water heater in your house? A. No, we have bottle gas.

2010 Right Vision News (Pakistan) (Nexis) 6 Feb. The entrepreneurs should look for alternative source of energy like liquid fuel... He advised manufacturers to use..bottle-gas.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of a device or appliance: that burns or uses bottle gas.

ΚΠ

1932 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune-Times 14 Mar. 10/6 (advt.) Actual cooking demonstrations on the Shellane Bottle Gas Stove.

1949 Hutchinson (Kansas) News-Herald 14 Dec. 16/7 (advt.) Caloric Bottle Gas Range,..six burners.

1958 Daily Herald (Chicago) 20 Mar. 139 ‘My stove is bottle gas and 17 years old,’ she explained kindly. ‘I understand the new ones have hotter ovens.’

1974 J. Keats Of Time & Island vi. 89 Margaret wanted a dragon painted on the white enamel bottle-gas refrigerator.

1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) v. 448 It's only a little bottle-gas burner, maddeningly sluggish.

2009 K. V. Waddington View from behind Wheel iii. 25 Some of the more modern Amish use bottle gas lamps, which give a much brighter light.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottle gas
释义	bottle gasn.adj. Brit. /ˈbɒtl ɡas/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəl ˌɡæs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, gas n.¹ Etymology: < bottle n.³ + gas n.¹ A. n. Liquefied petroleum gas, esp. butane or propane, stored in containers and used for heating, cooking, lighting, etc. (chiefly as a substitute for mains gas, or as portable fuel when camping); bottled gas. Cf. Calor gas at Calor n.² ΚΠ 1912 Petroleum Gaz. Aug. 14/1 The use of bottle gas opens up a wide field for the distribution of..gas..at those places which at present have no gas. 1918 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 21 July 7/4 (advt.) Bottle gas for your stove. 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath 162 She..turned up the bottle-gas under the [coffee] urn. 1952 N.Y. Court of Appeals: Rec. & Briefs 1 May 288 Q. Have you got an automatic hot water heater in your house? A. No, we have bottle gas. 2010 Right Vision News (Pakistan) (Nexis) 6 Feb. The entrepreneurs should look for alternative source of energy like liquid fuel... He advised manufacturers to use..bottle-gas. B. adj. (attributive). Of a device or appliance: that burns or uses bottle gas. ΚΠ 1932 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune-Times 14 Mar. 10/6 (advt.) Actual cooking demonstrations on the Shellane Bottle Gas Stove. 1949 Hutchinson (Kansas) News-Herald 14 Dec. 16/7 (advt.) Caloric Bottle Gas Range,..six burners. 1958 Daily Herald (Chicago) 20 Mar. 139 ‘My stove is bottle gas and 17 years old,’ she explained kindly. ‘I understand the new ones have hotter ovens.’ 1974 J. Keats Of Time & Island vi. 89 Margaret wanted a dragon painted on the white enamel bottle-gas refrigerator. 1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) v. 448 It's only a little bottle-gas burner, maddeningly sluggish. 2009 K. V. Waddington View from behind Wheel iii. 25 Some of the more modern Amish use bottle gas lamps, which give a much brighter light. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1912
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