gas jet
1
4.4
- noun
- /ɡæs dʒɛt/
- Specialized
:
boquilla de gas
- The chef turned on the gas jet to heat the stove quickly for cooking.
Examples
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Inside Dolly Twiggs's apartment, her sister Lucille Coyle turned on the gas jet underneath the kettle.
Fiction book (1993) -
So they kept the pie for themselves, and Mrs. Moyles handed Sara the key to the house, muttered a few things about the gas jets on the stove, the sprinkler on the back lawn, and the list of emergency telephone numbers on the refrigerator.
Fiction book (2000) -
"That still doesn't explain why the first time you tried to use a gas jet you almost burned your hair off."
Fiction book (1994) -
337 Freeze aims the gas jet at the spigot.
Fiction book (1997) -
With his free hand, he flipped the gas jet below the slow-boiling lobster pot to high.
Fiction book (2000) -
Empty boxcar freights in a train yard, a boarded-up savings and loan, people at a lunch counter so close to us we can see the gas jet rising off the stove.
Fiction book (1997) -
It had been dark for several hours, and the glow of the gas jets in the otherwise unlit room formed a slight yellow igloo inside which Hastings felt, for one of the few times in his life, a form of unmitigated happiness.
Fiction book (1994) -
The old theater used gas jets to provide lighting during the performance.
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Before starting the barbecue, make sure the gas jet is properly connected to the tank.
Synonyms
3
5.3
A lamp that burns gas to make light
1
2.3
A tool that makes a steady flame to cook or heat things
How Hot
- Specialized
16
4.6
- US
40
1.0
- Specialized
1
4.4
- Specialized
4
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gas' (gaseous fuel) + 'jet' (a narrow stream or nozzle) straightforwardly denotes a stream/nozzle that emits gas to produce a flame or heating. This noun-noun construction is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gas jet is a noun for a small opening that sends out a thin jet of gas you can light to make a steady 'flame'. That's why gas jet means a device used for 'heating' or 'lighting'.