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Definition of gas plant
gas plant
Plural:gas plants
gas plant Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
An industrial facility where natural gas or manufactured fuel gas is processed, purified, or generated for commercial distribution and energy production.
Example
"Engineers inspected the regional gas plant to ensure all safety valves and pipelines were functioning properly."
2
An aromatic Eurasian herbaceous perennial (Dictamnus albus) in the rue family, cultivated for its tall spikes of showy, five-petaled white, pink, or lavender flowers and its lemon-scented foliage, which exudes volatile oils capable of briefly igniting in warm weather.
Example
"In early summer, the garden border was brightened by the tall, starry pink blossoms of the gas plant."
Synonyms
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Gas plant. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/gas plant