water heater
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər ˈhiːtər/
- US
:
calentador de agua
- After the plumber installed the new water heater, we finally had hot water again.
- a hot water heater
Honey, does it look like a water heater to you?
- Honey, does it look like a water heater to you?
- So you could say, yes, it's a water heater, but if it's a hot water heater, but it's dispersing the hot water.
- Might be a conflagration because I think an explosion has to go pass the speed of sound and the water heater does not.
- Let's say you put, as I said last week, heat into a hot water heater.
Examples
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Maura, now remember we have to call someone about replacing that water heater.
Fiction book (1996) -
There are a variety of water heaters to choose from, including gas, oil, and electric.
Blog text (7) -
Yeah, sometimes changing out a water heater, things like that.
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OK, Your video of your hot water heater going through the building.
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Uh, I was just helping Tom here put in a water heater.
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Is everything okay with that water heater?
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The water heater blew, so I had to get a new one.
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Within two months after they moved in, the water heater stopped functioning, and they had no hot water in their apartment.
Academic text (1991) -
The water heater in the attic had burst.
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Sam and Stacey Smith also experienced a malfunction in the water heater in their apartment.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
5
3.0
A machine that heats and stores water for a house or building
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2.4
A container that heats and holds hot water for a building
1
8.9
A tank behind a stove or fireplace that heats water for home use
A device you put directly in water to heat it
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Morphology
The meaning 'a device that heats and stores water' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'water' (the liquid) with 'heater' (an appliance that produces heat). This noun–noun compound follows a common compositional pattern present across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Water heater comes from the simple picture of water and heater: a machine that warms and often stores hot water. Imagine a metal tank or small unit that makes hot water for your taps and showers, so the name means 'a device that makes hot water for your home'.