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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAS, n.
In chimistry, a permanently elastic aeriform fluid, or a substance reduced to the state of an aeriform fluid by its permanent combination with caloric.
Gases are invisible except when colored, which happens in two or three instances.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container [syn: gas, gaseous state]
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: flatulence, flatulency, gas]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: natural gas, gas] v
1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural gases; also gasses) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin chaos space, chaos Date: 1779 1. a fluid (as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely 2. a. a combustible gas or gaseous mixture for fuel or lighting; especially natural gas b. a gaseous product of digestion; also discomfort from this c. a gas or gaseous mixture used to produce anesthesia d. a substance that can be used to produce a poisonous, asphyxiating, or irritant atmosphere 3. empty talk ; bombast 4. gasoline; also the accelerator pedal of an automotive vehicle 5. driving force ; energy <I was young, and full of gas — H. L. Mencken> <ran out of gas in the seventh inning> 6. slang something that gives pleasure ; delight <the party was a gas> II. verb (gassed; gassing) Date: 1852 intransitive verb 1. to talk idly or garrulously 2. to give off gas 3. to fill the tank (as of an automobile) with gasoline — usually used with up transitive verb 1. to supply with gas or especially gasoline <gas up the car> 2. a. to treat chemically with gas b. to poison or otherwise affect adversely with gas 3. slang to please greatly

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2 a such a substance (esp. found naturally or extracted from coal) used as a domestic or industrial fuel (also attrib. : gas cooker; gas fire). b an explosive mixture of firedamp with air. 3 nitrous oxide or another gas used as an anaesthetic (esp. in dentistry). 4 a gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent to disable an enemy in warfare. 5 US colloq. petrol, gasoline. 6 sl. pointless idle talk; boasting. 7 sl. an enjoyable, attractive, or amusing thing or person. --v. (gases, gassed, gassing) 1 tr. expose to gas, esp. to kill or make unconscious. 2 intr. give off gas. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by up) US colloq. fill (the tank of a motor vehicle) with petrol. 4 intr. colloq. talk idly or boastfully. Phrases and idioms: gas chamber an airtight chamber that can be filled with poisonous gas to kill people or animals. gas chromatography chromatography employing gas as the eluent. gas-cooled (of a nuclear reactor etc.) cooled by a current of gas. gas fire a domestic fire using gas as its fuel. gas-fired using gas as the fuel. gas gangrene a rapidly spreading gangrene of injured tissue infected by a soil bacterium and accompanied by the evolution of gas. gas mask a respirator used as a defence against poison gas. gas meter an apparatus recording the amount of gas consumed. gas oil a type of fuel oil distilled from petroleum and heavier than paraffin oil. gas plant Bot. fraxinella. gas-proof impervious to gas. gas ring a hollow ring perforated with gas jets, used esp. for cooking. gas station US a filling-station. gas-tight proof against the leakage of gas. gas turbine a turbine driven by a flow of gas or by gas from combustion. Etymology: invented by J. B. van Helmont, Belgian chemist d. 1644, after Gk khaos chaos

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gas Gas, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gassing.] 1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread. 2. To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gas Gas, n. Gasoline. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. Gases (-[e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a["e]riform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or a["e]riform state. 2. (Popular Usage) (a) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes. (b) Laughing gas. (c) Any irrespirable a["e]riform fluid.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gases, gasses, gassing, gassed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'gases' is the plural of the noun. The form 'gasses' is the third person singular of the verb. 1. Gas is a substance like air that is neither liquid nor solid and burns easily. It is used as a fuel for cooking and heating. Coal is actually cheaper than gas... Shell signed a contract to develop oil and gas reserves near Archangel. N-UNCOUNT 2. A gas is any substance that is neither liquid nor solid, for example oxygen or hydrogen. Helium is a very light gas. ...a huge cloud of gas and dust from the volcanic eruption. N-VAR 3. Gas is a poisonous gas that can be used as a weapon. ...mustard gas... The problem was that the exhaust gases contain many toxins. N-MASS 4. Gas is a gas used for medical purposes, for example to make patients feel less pain or go to sleep during an operation. (INFORMAL) ...an anaesthetic gas used by many dentists. N-MASS 5. Gas is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles. (AM; in BRIT, use petrol) ...a tank of gas. ...gas stations. = gasoline N-UNCOUNT 6. To gas a person or animal means to kill them by making them breathe poisonous gas. Her husband ran a pipe from her car exhaust to the bedroom in an attempt to gas her. VERB: V n 7. see also gas chamber, gas mask, greenhouse gas, laughing gas, natural gas, tear gas 8. If you step on the gas when you are driving a vehicle, you go faster. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use step on it) PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gas (Gas):

Named among the "sons of the servants of Solomon" ( /APC 1Esdras 5:34); not mentioned in the lists of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Aeriform fluid, elastic fluid.

Airports

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Customs international airport	N
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Air Taxi	001500
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General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	005230
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Version	09

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