Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Illuminated by gaslight.
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- adjective
Illuminated byburning gas .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Because I've been talking with George Mann all week about the roots of pulps, gaslit alleys, steampunk, Sexton Blake, masked avengers, and all that goodness.
Sax Rohmer # 1 Lou Anders 2009
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The gaslit sidewalk and Vincent tilted, then shifted, peeling away to reveal a concrete floor awash in water.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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The gaslit sidewalk and Vincent tilted, then shifted, peeling away to reveal a concrete floor awash in water.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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These are tales that take us from the familiar quarters at 221B Baker Street to alternate realities, from the gaslit streets of London to the far future and beyond.
John Joseph Adams » By Blood We Live: Now Available + Website Launches 2009
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These are tales that take us from the familiar quarters at 221B Baker Street to alternate realities, from the gaslit streets of London to the far future and beyond.
John Joseph Adams » The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2009
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The gaslit sidewalk and Vincent tilted, then shifted, peeling away to reveal a concrete floor awash in water.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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The gaslit sidewalk and Vincent tilted, then shifted, peeling away to reveal a concrete floor awash in water.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Because I've been talking with George Mann all week about the roots of pulps, gaslit alleys, steampunk, Sexton Blake, masked avengers, and all that goodness.
Archive 2009-04-01 Lou Anders 2009
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These are tales that take us from the familiar quarters at 221B Baker Street to alternate realities, from the gaslit streets of London to the far future and beyond.
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I was brought up in and around non-conformist places of worship like this, gaslit Evangelical mausolea in terraced city backstreets, bare-boarded Strict Baptism in hidden Chiltern villages.
Sunday Talk Peter Ashley 2008
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