boiler
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbɔɪlər/
- Specialized
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caldera
- Mrs. Baker, ma'am, the man about the boiler has just arrived.
- pressure boiler
- steam boiler
- boiler feed water
And then boiler installers just installed the most efficient ones.
- And then boiler installers just installed the most efficient ones.
- I'm talking about the consistent energy, like the pilot light in the boiler, there's always on and never burns.
- One of them, a steam, steam boiler blew up.
- So when I try these boilers, I, I do feel a little bit of pressure.
- You can see the the boiler rigs out there that you, there are even pumps on land and whatnot.
- And then it's like carbon monoxide is like from boilers and stuff, poisons your brain and it makes you hear things.
- That money also can be used if the boiler breaks or the MOT failed.
Examples
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In the basement, there are huge boilers that send hot steam up through the pipes.
Fiction book (1998) -
I was just checking the boiler.
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In the back of the hospital is room where the boiler for the hospital is.
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I thought you had a bed down in the boiler room or something.
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The connection of the phones is in the boiler room.
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Don't put the boiler in until I get back.
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We were pinned down and had to lay low in the boiler room until we could get back to the control room.
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The pellets are used as fuels for the boilers to produce steam.
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The boiler repairman's here.
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The large boiler in the basement heats the entire building during winter.
Synonyms
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A closed tank that heats water to make steam to power machines or heat buildings
A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly
A small machine on a ship that makes steam or hot water when the main system is off
A small extra boiler on a ship used for steam and heat while in port
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A closed tank that heats water to make steam to power machines or heat buildings
- Specialized
A small machine on a ship that makes steam or hot water when the main system is off
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly
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Etymology
Boiler comes from the verb boil, meaning 'to heat until it makes bubbles and steam', and the ending -er, meaning 'something that does', so a boiler is a large closed container that makes water boil and turn into steam for heat or power.