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.
Antique gas lamps are on display at this museum.
Refers to electric lights, which replaced gas lights in most applications.
A broader term for any lamp, including oil and electric; ガス灯 specifically uses gas.
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Contains outdated kanji 燈; still encountered in older texts.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.