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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gas•light /ˈgæsˌlaɪt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] light produced by the burning of special gas that shines brightly.
  2. Energy[countable] a gas burner, jet, or lamp for producing this kind of light.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gas•light  (gas′līt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
  2. a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light.

adj. 
  1. gaslit (def. 2).
  • gas + light1 1800–10
gas′light′ed, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gaslight /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/ n
  1. a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
  2. the light produced by such a lamp
 vb ( -lights, -lighting, -lighted, -lit)
  • (transitive) informal to attempt to manipulate (a person) by continually presenting them with false information until they doubt their sanity
    • Etymology: sense 3 from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), in which a husband attempts to drive his wife insane by insisting that the gaslight in their home is not becoming dimmerˈgasˌlighting n
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