boiler
Americannoun
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boilers
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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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a vessel, as a kettle, for boiling or heating.
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British. a large tub in which laundry is boiled or sterilized.
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a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water.
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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
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Six more Le Creuset mugs were recovered from a drawer underneath the boiler.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Some goods were left in situ, including a fitted home library which was partly paid for with SNP funds, a wooden library ladder, a kitchen unit for the boiler, and fitted mats in the hallway.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Quasar alleges the encampment damaged the boiler and created the crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
It has a boiler that an insurance provider described as being in “extremely poor condition” before canceling coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Instead of going up, I crept to the edge of the ventilation grate and peered down into the boiler deck.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
With natural gas accounting for 12% of German power generation, and with half of German homes fitted with gas boilers, German households are also being affected.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
There is also the green transition to pay for, with the household set to shell out £11 million a year replacing old gas boilers with new heat pumps at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Fewer heat pumps are installed in the UK than gas boilers.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
That squeezed budgets for funding heat pumps, which cost more upfront than boilers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
He wanted the basement free for the boilers and dynamo.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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