oil furnace
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- noun
- /ɔɪl ˈfɜrnɪs/
- US
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calentador de aceite
- gas and oil furnace
Examples
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On the other hand, Seattle has thousands of houses with oil furnaces.
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Many homes in the region still rely on an oil furnace for efficient heating during the winter months.
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The oil furnace in our building is essential for keeping the rooms warm and comfortable.
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To save energy costs, I decided to upgrade the oil furnace to a more efficient model.
Synonyms
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A closed chamber that makes very high heat for melting metal, burning waste or heating buildings
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A system that warms a building by moving hot air or water
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A machine that burns oil to make heat for a building
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A heater that burns oil such as kerosene to warm a room or cook food
A stove that uses oil like kerosene for heating or cooking
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a heating device that burns oil' is directly and transparently composed from 'oil' (a liquid fuel) + 'furnace' (an enclosed heating device). This simple noun–noun compound follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun oil furnace comes from the simple picture of a furnace where oil is burned to make heat for a house or building. That's why it means 'a heating device that burns oil'.