Noun
An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOn the very last lap, at Gasometer hairpin, the final corner of the circuit, Brabham made a mistake: he braked too late, touched the kerbstone and went straight ahead into the straw balls, allowing Rindt through to take his first victory of the season. Source: Internet