gasworks
Coal processing plant
A gasworks is a facility where gas is manufactured, historically from coal, for distribution as fuel for lighting and heating.
The term typically refers to the industrial plants that supplied cities before natural gas pipelines became common: The old gasworks was converted into a park.
Usually treated as singular despite the plural form.
Quick, cutting reply
- carbonizationConversion to char
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- gasometerTank for storing gas
purification · tar · ammonia · naphthalene · phenol · creosote · sulfur · byproducts
Introduction of impurities
- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
carcinogens · emissions · soot · smog · particulates
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- generationAge-defined peer group
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- mantleCovering or wrap
burner · flame · fuel · distribution · municipal · utility · lamplighter · mains
Of a prim era
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
retort
Quick, cutting reply
- carbonizationConversion to char
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
gasometer · purification · tar · ammonia · naphthalene · phenol · creosote · sulfur · byproducts · illuminating
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
effluent · carcinogens · emissions · soot · smog · particulates
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- generationAge-defined peer group
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
mantle · burner · flame · fuel · distribution · municipal · utility · lamplighter · mains · metering
Victorian
Of a prim era
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
redevelopment · museum · preservation · regeneration · brownfield
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
furnaces · boilers · gauges · meters · compressors · pumps · condensers · scrubbers · exhauster · governor
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- Victorian Englandworkhouse, parlor, drawing room, scullery, manor house
- Industrial heritagefactory, mill, foundry, ironworks, steelworks
- Industrial Historyfactories, cotton mills, coal mines, power stations, mill ponds
- Victorian ArchitectureVictorian architecture, Victorian, Victorian style, Queen Anne, Italianate
gasworkssolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric dam · nuclear power plant · power station · oil refinery
gasworksnature reserve
Protected habitat area
green space · public park · wilderness · botanical garden · forest
gasworkssolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric plant · nuclear power station · solar panel array · wind turbine
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