1
general::
gas
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gas
natural gas
(= gas used for cooking and heating, taken from under the earth or from under the sea )
• The main part of natural gas is methane.
a poisonous/toxic gas
• Carbon monoxide is the main poisonous gas in car exhaust.
a noxious gas
(= a harmful or poisonous gas )
• A noxious gas was discovered to be leaking from the pipe.
a greenhouse gas
(= a gas, especially carbon monoxide or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the earth and cause the Earth's surface to become warmer )
• We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
nerve gas
(= a poisonous gas used in war to kill or paralyse people )
• Troops were exposed to low levels of nerve gas during the conflict.
tear gas
(= a gas that stings your eyes, used by the police to control crowds )
• Police using tear gas had clashed with protestors.
gas + NOUN
a gas cooker/oven/stove
• Gas cookers are more efficient than electric ones.
a gas fire
(= an object that burns gas to heat a room )
• She turned on the gas fire.
a gas cylinder
(= a large container for gas )
• One of the gas cylinders exploded.
a gas bottle
(= a small container for gas )
• The gas bottles need to be stored in a safe place.
a gas leak
(= an escape of gas through a hole in something )
• If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
a gas supply
(= a system for supplying gas to someone's house )
• The engineers had quite a challenge to install the new gas supply.
gas reserves
(= a supply of gas kept to be used when it is needed )
• Norway has far greater gas reserves than the UK.
a gas pipeline
• The Chinese and Russian governments are cooperating in gas pipeline projects.
a gas bill
(= a bill you have to pay for gas you have used )
• Household gas bills have increased dramatically.
gas production
• The company expanded its gas production facilities.
the gas industry
• There are plans to nationalize the country's gas industry.
transnet.ir
4
general::
noun substance like air ADJ. noxious, poisonous, toxic | explosive, inflammable, radioactive | inert | exhaust, greenhouse pollution from greenhouse gases | nerve, tear Police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators. VERB + GAS give off, produce It gives off a poisonous gas as it rots down. GAS + VERB build up Noxious gases had built up in the sewer. | escape, leak Toxic gases can escape through one of the pipes. for heating/cooking ADJ. butane, coal, natural, propane | bottled, Calor VERB + GAS cook with I prefer to cook with gas. | light, turn on I lit the gas and put the soup on to warm. GAS + NOUN appliance, boiler, central heating, cooker, fire, lamp, oven | bottle, cylinder, pipeline | board | industry | field tapping the North Sea gas fields | supply | works Local gas works were closed as natural gas became available. | leak All gas leaks should be reported as soon as possible. PHRASES gas mark 2, 3, etc. Set the oven at gas mark 4.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary