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Meaning of "mains gas" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAINS GAS

mains gas  [meɪnz ɡæs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAINS GAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mains gas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAINS GAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mains gas in the English dictionary

The definition of mains gas in the dictionary is gas supplied to a building through pipes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAINS GAS


avgas
ˈævˌɡæs
bagasse
bəˈɡæs
Batangas
bəˈtæŋɡæs
biogas
ˈbaɪəʊˌɡæs
degas
diːˈɡæs
distringas
dɪsˈtrɪŋɡæs
gas
ɡæs
megass
məˈɡæs
megasse
məˈɡæs
Ofgas
ˈɒfˌɡæs
oilgas
ˈɔɪlˌɡæs
outgas
ˌaʊtˈɡæs
syngas
ˈsɪnˌɡæs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAINS GAS

mainline
mainliner
mainly
mainmast
mainor
mainpernor
mainprise
mains
mains electricity
mains set
mains supply
mains water
mainsail
mainsheet
mainspring
mainstay
mainstream
mainstream corporation tax
mainstreaming
mainstreeting

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAINS GAS

air gas
carbonic-acid gas
flue gas
greenhouse gas
inert gas
laughing gas
liquefied natural gas
liquefied petroleum gas
mustard gas
natural gas
nerve gas
nitrogen gas
noble gas
propane gas
rare gas
shale gas
step on the gas
synthesis gas
tear gas
water gas

Synonyms and antonyms of mains gas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mains gas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAINS GAS

Find out the translation of mains gas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mains gas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mains gas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gas de red
570 millions of speakers

English

mains gas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साधन गैस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنابيب الغاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подключения газа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gás canalizado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেইন গ্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaz de ville
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gas utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Netz Gas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主ガス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메인 가스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gas utama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khí điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாயு வாயு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य गॅस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şebeke gazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gas di rete
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gaz z sieci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підключення газу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaz de alimentare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίκτυο φυσικού αερίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofleiding gas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ledningsgas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nett gass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mains gas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINS GAS»

The term «mains gas» is regularly used and occupies the 85.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINS GAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mains gas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mains gas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mains gas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAINS GAS»

Discover the use of mains gas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mains gas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fuel Poverty: Fifth Report of Session 2009-10, Vol. 2: Oral ...
One in three rural households do not have a mains gas connection and are reliant on heating oil, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) or solid fuel for their heating. As graph 1 illustrates not having a mains gas connection has a significant impact on ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Energy and Climate Change Committee, 2010
2
Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide
Gas Mains and bottled gas will come in two different measures. Mains gas – gas which is delivered to buildings through permanent piping – will be reported in kWh, so that's a simple figure to get hold of from the venue's meter or from gas bills.
Meegan Jones, 2014
3
Why Regulate Utilities?: The New Institutional Economics and ...
A gas plant large enough to service Chicago cost about l0 percent of the cost of installing five hundred miles of mains. Gas plants usually lasted between twenty- five and thirty-three years. Briefly. producers manufactured coal gas by filling a ...
Werner Troesken, 1996
4
Building Services Handbook
Mains gas pressure is low compared with mains water. It is unlikely to exceed 75mbar (750mm water gauge or 7.5kPa) and this is reduced by a pre-set pressure governor at the consumer's meter to about 20mbar. A service pipe of 25mm ...
Fred Hall, Roger Greeno, 2013
5
Central Heating, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
The increased rate of burning required by heating systems meant that it was impractical to use this means of storage and viable heating systems had to await the arrival of piped mains gas. Mains gas became available to a few domestic and ...
Patrick Mitchell, 2008
6
Gas Lighting
About this time, the main competitors to coal gas were the companies that sold whale oil for lighting, and these at first combined against the gas companies, claiming that mains gas was dangerous, poisonous - or a defiance of Almighty God.
David Gledhill, 1999
7
Home Plumbing: The Complete Handbook
The water in the system is much cooler when it returns to the boiler, where it is reheated and then circulates through the system again. Boilers The boiler is usually heated by mains gas or oil (kerosene). Oil is delivered by tanker and stored in a ...
Julian Bridgewater, 2004
8
Year Book, Australia
Mains gas (29%), followed by wood/coal (17%), are the next most common. Electricity is by far the most common fuel used to heat water (61%), followed by mains gas (31%)- It is most commonly used in flats, units and apartments where 70% ...
‎1994
9
Truck Company Operations
Generally, fire service personnel do not have the tools or the knowledge to shut down either transmission lines or distribution mains. Gas Meters and Equipment Natural gas is distributed from a distribution main to the customer by a service line ...
John Mittendorf, 1998
10
Energy efficiency and fuel poverty: third report of session ...
getting mains gas to them is still a possibility, but the costs are very high. I just think that money invested there would take a lot of people out of fuel poverty, because, as you said, the buildings themselves tend to be difficult to insulate. So they ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAINS GAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mains gas is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alkane Energy Plc Rating Reiterated by VSA Capital (ALK) | WKRB …
The Company has 70 megawatts of installed electrical generating capacity covering CMM and mains gas. The Company announced the ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
2
Alkane Energy Plc Earns “Buy” Rating from VSA Capital (ALK)
The Company has 70 megawatts of installed electrical generating capacity covering CMM and mains gas. The Company announced the ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
3
Mains gas supply unable to meet demand for Levee restaurant strip …
GAS ESSENTIAL: An adequate gas supply is essential if The Levee is to go ahead, says developer Carlo Rossi. A restaurant planned for The ... «The Maitland Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Hunter Valley Morning | July 20, 2015
Mains gas supply unable to meet deman for Levee restaurant strip | POLL: A restaurant planned for The Levee ga... http://t.co/7fNENT5B95. «The Maitland Mercury, Jul 15»
5
Residents share their views on proposed housing in Upper Tean …
"Also we haven't got the amenities for any more houses, there is no school or shop and there's no mains gas supply, we have to use oil.". «Leek Post & Times, Jul 15»
6
South Lanarkshire Council helps cut tenants' fuel bills
“Through our programmes we consider the most appropriate measures for each situation, such as in rural areas with no mains gas supply, ... «Scottish Housing News, Jul 15»
7
Daikin's large air-to-water heat pump qualifies for non-domestic RHI
Mains gas was already installed but we wanted to demonstrate that there is an alternative and to prove that renewable technology will only ... «Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Jul 15»
8
Price of butane bas canisters drops again in Spain
... last ten years, during which time the spread of mains gas has meant a reduction in demand from 150 million to 70 million containers per year. «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
9
Eating or heating? 12000 households living in fuel poverty in East …
About 200 renewable heating systems have been fitted in both private and social housing properties which do not have access to mains gas. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
National Trust to launch £30m retrofitting scheme
“Many of the properties in our care are energy intensive and in remote areas without access to mains gas. Installing renewable technology in ... «Building Products, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mains gas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mains-gas>. Apr 2024 ».
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