gas light; gas lamp
Refers to a lamp or lighting fixture that burns gas, common in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Old street lamps were gas lights.
この博物館にはアンティークのガス灯が展示されている。
Antique gas lamps are on display at this museum.
Standard modern spelling.
Contains outdated kanji 燈; still encountered in older texts.
Ateji spelling using 瓦斯 for ガス; rarely used.
Compound of ガス (gas) and 灯 (light/lamp). The kanji 瓦斯 is ateji for ガス.