gas log

noun

: a hollow perforated imitation log used as a gas burner in a fireplace

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The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations – not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide – involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said. Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gas log was in 1871

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“Gas log.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20log. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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