noun
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any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc
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slang a pistol
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electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve
Other Word Forms
- reheater noun
Etymology
Origin of heater
Example Sentences
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An electric space heater chugged away in the corner of the living room, struggling to keep the cold outside where it belonged.
From Literature
They can do double-duty as both home heaters and AC units and are pretty good at maintaining a constant temperature inside a home without the blast-then-cool-off cycle typical of a furnace.
From Los Angeles Times
Shiffrin isn’t just the planet’s most decorated skier, she’d been on a wild heater entering these Games, winning seven out of eight World Cup races and looking very much at the peak of her powers.
It’s also worth around $32,000 per customer gas meter in Orange Cove — more than enough for the community to install electric heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and induction stoves, zeroing out gas use.
From Los Angeles Times
This is a wildly deep, experienced roster, which entered these Games on a spectacular heater.
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