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floor furnace

American  

noun

  1. a small self-contained furnace placed just below the floor of the space to be heated.


Etymology

Origin of floor furnace

First recorded in 1950–55

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In my old family house in Flagstaff, Ariz., alone, with heavy snow falling outside, the old floor furnace crackling and the makings of roast-beef sandwiches in the refrigerator.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2021

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