Meaning
gas cylinder, tank
- a metal pressure container for compressed or liquefied gas
- a scuba tank or oxygen bottle
In a sentence
La bombola del gas è quasi vuota e dobbiamo cambiarla subito.
The gas cylinder is almost empty and we need to replace it right away.
I sub hanno controllato le bombole d'ossigeno prima di tuffarsi.
The divers checked their oxygen tanks before diving in.
È pericoloso tenere una bombola vicino a fonti di calore?
Is it dangerous to keep a cylinder near heat sources?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bombola | feminine · singular |
| bombole | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Feminine noun: 'la bombola', plural 'le bombole'.
- Most common in everyday Italy for LPG cooking or heating cylinders ('bombola del gas').