heating
Britishnoun
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a device or system for supplying heat, esp central heating, to a building
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the heat supplied
Example Sentences
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The IPO calendar is heating up with blockbuster deals as the bull market for U.S. stocks has run more than three years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In simple terms, electrification means replacing technologies that burn fossil fuels directly -- such as gas heating systems and diesel vehicles -- with electric alternatives.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
On the morning of the disaster, Stephen Andrew started the heating system at the school before returning home to nearby Moy Road.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Officials’ efforts to use sprinklers to cool the tank as it was heating up were seen as vital to help prevent an explosion, experts and authorities have said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“Why should I thank you? You drag me up into the ceiling, through a heating vent, crawling through spider webs in the dark, across all these hard boards saying, ‘Don’t put your knee there!
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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