canned heat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canned heat
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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A young Miles Davis, not yet 23, blasting forth with enough squiggly canned heat on the trumpet to leave the announcer’s words sounding lifeless, irrelevant.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022
Even its canned heat is palatable: "That stuff ain't so bad," says one of its leading citizens.
From Time Magazine Archive
He brought along gas for his motor scooter, canned food, which he cooked over a portable stove with German canned heat, a tent, blankets, and other necessities for independent outdoor living.
From Time Magazine Archive
I move the candles around on the table in hopes that the addition of the canned heat under the pot will maybe give me enough light to get a decent shot.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Small portable stoves using canned heat can be used to heat the feeding, or you can stop in restaurants and ask a waitress to have the bottle heated for you.
From If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime by Labor, United States Department of
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