boiler
Americannoun
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a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
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British. a large tub in which laundry is boiled boil or sterilized.
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a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water.
noun
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a closed vessel or arrangement of enclosed tubes in which water is heated to supply steam to drive an engine or turbine or provide heat
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a domestic device burning solid fuel, gas, or oil, to provide hot water, esp for central heating
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a large tub for boiling laundry
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a tough old chicken for cooking by boiling
Other Word Forms
- boilerless adjective
Etymology
Origin of boiler
Example Sentences
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Ministers proposed waiting until 2035 before significantly ramping up the rollout of the low-carbon alternative to gas and oil-fired boilers, with the vast majority needing to be completed just 10 years later.
From BBC
Minutes later, Campbell is spotted wearing a boiler suit going out the same door.
From BBC
Once they lowered engines, boilers or heavy cargoes like steam locomotives into the belllies of ships.
From BBC
The manager of the boiler and turbine department and a half-dozen staff members had donned body armor and stayed in the control room to monitor the equipment during the attack.
To cool that steam and return it to the boilers, vast amounts of seawater are needed.
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