1. plural of gashouse; buildings or facilities where gas (especially coal gas or natural gas) is produced, stored, or distributed
Usage: historical; often used in place names and historical contexts
2. plural of gashouse; in baseball slang, a rough or rowdy team or group of players
Usage: informal; dated; sports slang

Examples

• The old gashouses along the river supplied fuel to the city for decades.
• Many 19th-century industrial towns had gashouses that produced coal gas for street lighting.
• The St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930s were nicknamed the Gashouse Gang for their aggressive, scrappy playing style.
• Historic gashouses have been converted into museums and cultural centers in some cities.
• The gashouses were eventually replaced by modern natural gas distribution systems.