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fire-tube boiler

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[fahyuhr-toob, -tyoob] / ˈfaɪərˌtub, -ˌtjub /

noun

  1. any boiler for generating steam by passing hot gases and other combustible products through tubes fire tubes immersed in water to a chimney or uptake.

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