boiler room
noun
a room in a building, ship, etc., that houses one or more steam boilers.
boiler rooms
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pluralof boiler room.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The heating points will be equipped with autonomous power sources, as well as special boiler rooms.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Most of the highest risk ACMs are in areas not used by teaching staff or pupils, such as boiler rooms, lofts and basements.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2021
He became a confident navigator of a second, shadow London, favouring places where other people weren’t: boiler rooms, back staircases, parks after dark, the tops of tower blocks.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020
Because of the heroism of crew members in the boiler rooms who knew they were sacrificing their own lives in the effort, her lights stayed on.
From Slate ● May 25, 2019
He saw the engine rooms and the boiler rooms, and wound up on the third-class recreation deck.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
