Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for indicating the presence of gas in buildings, mines, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous gas, from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated An apparatus for detecting the presence of dangerous gas, as for example in a mine or in a house.

Etymologies

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See gas and -scope.

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