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gas well noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡæs ˌwel/ us /ˈɡæs ˌwel/ a hole that is made in the ground so that gas can be taken out of it and used as a fuel: The area to the north of the city is dotted with hundreds of gas wells. Some of the residents do not like the idea of living next to a gas well. Falling prices made many of the older gas wells unprofitable. The governor is opposed to drilling more gas wells on the plateau. Eleven workers were killed after a gas well exploded. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Engineering - mining & quarrying anti-mine banksman beneficiation biomining coal coal miner coal mining coalface excavator extract mineral mining oilman OPEC petrodollar pit pithead strip mining unworked workings |