gasworks
/ˈɡæswɜːks/noun
उच्चारण गैस्वर्क्स
गैस कारखाना, गैस-घर
Core word
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[C, with sing. or pl. verb]
a factory where gas for lighting and heating is made from coal
गैस कारखाना, गैस-घर
- The old gasworks has been turned into a museum.
- They lived in a small street near the gasworks.
- The gasworks was built in the nineteenth century.
+ 2 more examples
- Smoke from the old gasworks covered the town.
- A cinema now stands on the site of the former gasworks.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gasworks (noun, plural form, singular use)
A gasworks is a factory where gas is made from coal. The word ends in -s but usually takes a singular verb and article.
Gasworks वह कारखाना है जहाँ कोयले से गैस बनाई जाती है। इसमें -s लगा है, पर प्रायः singular verb और article के साथ आता है।
- The gasworks was built in 1880.
- A gasworks stood near the river.
at / near the gasworks
Use at or near for location and from for the place the gas comes.
स्थान के लिए 'at' या 'near' और गैस जहाँ से आती है उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
- He worked at the gasworks for thirty years.
- Gas comes from the old gasworks.
gasworks + noun (attributive)
Gasworks can come before nouns such as gasworks site, gasworks chimney and gasworks worker.
'Gasworks' इन nouns से पहले आ सकता है: gasworks site, gasworks chimney, gasworks worker।
- The gasworks chimney still stands.
gasworks (historical word)
It is mostly a historical term now, because natural gas has replaced coal gas.
यह अब अधिकतर ऐतिहासिक शब्द है, क्योंकि प्राकृतिक गैस ने कोयले की गैस की जगह ले ली है।
- Old maps show a gasworks beside the canal.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gasworks
olddisusedtownlocalcoal-firedVictorian
- The disused gasworks was turned into a park.
verb + gasworks
buildcloserundemolishconvertvisit
- The council decided to demolish the old gasworks.
gasworks + noun
sitechimneyworkertankgatemuseum
- The gasworks museum shows how coal gas was made.
gasworks + preposition
at the gasworksnear the gasworksbehind the gasworksfrom the gasworks
- His father found a job at the gasworks.
industrial history
coalcokegas holderpipelinestreet lamp
- The gas holder next to the gasworks stored the coal gas.
“More examples 5
- Calcutta had a gasworks that lit the street lamps in the 19th century.
उन्नीसवीं सदी में कलकत्ता में एक gasworks था जो सड़क की बत्तियाँ जलाता था।
- The gasworks was closed when natural gas became cheaper.
प्राकृतिक गैस सस्ती होने पर gasworks बंद कर दिया गया।
- Radhika read about the gasworks in a book on industrial history.
राधिका ने औद्योगिक इतिहास की पुस्तक में gasworks के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The old gasworks now houses an art gallery.
पुराने gasworks में अब कला दीर्घा है।
- A strong smell came from the gasworks near the station.
स्टेशन के पास के gasworks से तेज़ गंध आ रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is working at the gasworks since 1990.
✓ He has been working at the gasworks since 1990.
Since with a starting point needs the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
Since के साथ आरंभ-बिंदु होने पर present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
✗ The gasworks is situated nearby to the river.
✓ The gasworks is situated near the river.
Near is a preposition on its own; nearby cannot take to.
'Near' अपने आप में preposition है; 'nearby' के साथ 'to' नहीं लगता।
§Grammar and usage
Plural: gasworks has the same form in the singular and the plural.
Plural में gasworks का रूप singular और plural दोनों में एक-सा रहता है।