: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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With its ample cooking space and functional design, this propane grill is ideal for everything from everyday meals to backyard entertaining.
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Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Empty camping-sized, 1-pound propane tanks can be recycled for free if dropped off at the Blackwell Forest Preserve Campground, near Butterfield and Winfield roads in Warrenville, just past the gate and east of the campground office building.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Most fireworks displays start between 9 and 9:30 p.m.
Arvada
Independence Day fireworks return to the Stenger Soccer Complex (entry at West 58th Avenue and Oak Street) on Friday, July 4, with food trucks but also propane grills allowed on site.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Empty camping-sized, 1-pound propane tanks can be recycled for free if dropped off at the Blackwell Forest Preserve Campground, near Butterfield and Winfield roads in Warrenville, just past the gate and east of the campground office building.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Most fireworks displays start between 9 and 9:30 p.m.
Arvada
Independence Day fireworks return to the Stenger Soccer Complex (entry at West 58th Avenue and Oak Street) on Friday, July 4, with food trucks but also propane grills allowed on site.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān 
: a heavy flammable gas found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in the chemical industry
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān
: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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