a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
2.
the light produced by such a lamp
verbWord forms: -lights, -lighting, -lighted or -lit
3. (transitive) informal
to attempt to manipulate (a person) by continually presenting them with false information until they doubt their sanity
Derived forms
gaslighting (ˈgasˌlighting)
noun
Word origin
sense 3 from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), in which a husband attempts to drive his wife insane by insisting that thegaslight in their home is not becoming dimmer
Examples of 'gas lighting' in a sentence
gas lighting
There was gas lighting and no running water.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There's no electricity, so it's lit by gas lighting or candles and the central heating is augmented by two woodburning stoves.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Carriages were lit by oil lamps that leaked, smelt and caught fire, until gas lighting caught on.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has cosy rooms, worn and wonky floors, log fires (in the colder months) and gas lighting.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has no electricity - cooking is by gas, lighting by gas lamps, and heating and hot water from a coal stove.