: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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Guests sleep within safari-style tent cabins that come with a wood-burning fire pit and propane fire pit on the deck, ideal for evenings spent grilling up dinner and gazing up at the towering redwood trees overhead.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 July 2024
In this area, be sure to give sheds and propane tanks their own defensible space, just like around the house, and prune all low branches to 6 feet.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
The 61-year-old Oroville man was seen setting the backfire on a property near Oro Quincy Highway on Tuesday, north of the Thompson fire, using a propane torch, Cal Fire Butte County unit said in a news release.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 5 July 2024
Most rinks use ice resurfacing machines — often known by the brand name of Zamboni — and edgers that often run on propane or other fuels.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 July 2024
In this area, be sure to give sheds and propane tanks their own defensible space, just like around the house, and prune all low branches to 6 feet.
—Bryce Young Christopher Moran, WIRED, 20 July 2024
The 61-year-old Oroville man was seen setting the backfire on a property near Oro Quincy Highway on Tuesday, north of the Thompson fire, using a propane torch, Cal Fire Butte County unit said in a news release.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 5 July 2024
Most rinks use ice resurfacing machines — often known by the brand name of Zamboni — and edgers that often run on propane or other fuels.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān 
: a heavy flammable gas found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in the chemical industry
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propane
noun
pro·pane
ˈprō-ˌpān
: a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C3H8 found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in chemical synthesis
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