gasolier

[ gas-uh-leer ]
/ ˌgæs əˈlɪər /

noun

a chandelier furnished with gaslights.

Origin of gasolier

Example sentences from the Web for gasolier

  • The lady who was cousin to a baronet had shifted her chair beneath the gasolier, her eyes bent on her everlasting crochet work.

  • The gasolier trembled, the floor throbbed, the little goblin dwelling pulsated as if it were alarmed.

    The Judge |Rebecca West

British Dictionary definitions for gasolier

gasolier

gaselier

/ (ˌɡæsəˈlɪə) /

noun

a branched hanging fitting for gaslights

Word Origin for gasolier

C19: from gas + ( chand) elier