gas log
noun
a gas burner in a fireplace, made to resemble a log.
Origin of gas log
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby gas log
gas jet,
gas law,
gas laws,
gas lighter,
gas liquor,
gas log,
gas main,
gas mantle,
gas mask,
gas meter,
gas oil
Example sentences from the Web for gas log
Isaac Dorn was sitting in a chair beside the gas-log fire in his son's apartment.
Erik Dorn |Ben HechtThe gas-log was not turned on, it would have been too hot, and anyhow—a gas-log!
The Jonathan Papers |Elisabeth Woodbridge MorrisWhy, Lil Pendleton wears a lace shawl over her shoulders in the house, and hangs over the gas-log like an old woman.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage |Gertrude W. Morrison