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Definition of "gaslight" []

  • Light produced by burning illuminating gas. (noun)
  • A gas burner or lamp. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gaslight" in a sentence
  • "If I ever receive a copy I will most certainly eat it up just like that. *grin* I think that the genre is called gaslight, but I am not so sure really."
  • "The inner wall must either be gaslight at the base or rest on a ring of "gaslight" mortar (h)."
  • "Particularly notable is the open announcement that s/he would "gaslight" my predecessor to the bitter end, and explicitly telling untentured faculty that if s/he did not do EXACTLY as the bully said, said untenured faculty member would not be receiving tenure."