gasometer
/gæsˈɒmɪtə(r)/noun
- a large metal tank, typically cylindrical, in which gas for use as fuel is stored before being distributed through pipes to consumers（多为圆柱形的金属）储（煤）气罐。
词源
late 18th cent. （in the sense 'container for holding or measuring a gas'）： from French gazomètre from gaz 'gas' + -mètre '(instrument) measuring'.