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GAS/ɡæs/

Gas in British English is often the fuel for cookers and heating: a gas cooker, turn the gas off, a gas bill. Petrol is what British cars use; American English calls that gas / gasoline. Natural gas is the household fuel. Air is what we breathe, not “gas” in everyday A2 talk. Do not write gasp (a sudden breath) for gas.

Meaning

A fuel used for cooking or heating, or a substance like air.

Examples

• “Light the gas before you put the pan on.”
• “She cooked the soup on the gas hob.”
• “If you smell gas, open a window and call for help.”

Good to know

gas cooker / turn the gas off. Cars (British): petrol, not gas. US car fuel: gas.

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