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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Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas?
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Heating oil is often used in homes across the UK and Ireland that are not connected to the gas grid.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Heating homes accounts for about a fifth of the UK's planet-warming emissions, so switching from gas and oil to heat pumps is seen as a priority.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Heating for the building that depends on electrical pumps to pipe hot water has been badly disrupted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Heating the gas is what takes most of the energy.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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