Definitions
Fuel or vapor; especially fuel for a car, stove, or grill.
Word origin
Borrowed from Dutch gas, coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”); perhaps also inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”). Doublet of chaos. First attested in 1648.
Used in a sentence
“A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.”
“Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.”
“The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues
01“Auto fuel”3 letters
02“Car's fuel”3 letters
03“Fuel at a pump”3 letters
04“Fuel at a station”3 letters
05“Fuel for a car”3 letters
06“Grill fuel”3 letters
07“Pump purchase”3 letters
08“Station purchase”3 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
G__