Gas water heaters are less energy efficient than electric heaters, but the cost of electricity itself makes the running costs of an electric heater higher. Gas water heaters also have a much faster recovery rate, which makes them a convenient option for larger families.
A taboo is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake.[1][2] Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies.[1] The word has been somewhat expanded in the social sciences to strong prohibitions relating to any area of human activity ...
Learner's definition of PROHIBITION. 1. [noncount] : the act of not allowing something to be used or done. the city's prohibition of smoking in restaurants. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2. [count] : a law or order that stops something from being used or done.