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oil burner

American  

noun

  1. a furnace, boiler, or other device that burns fuel oil.


Etymology

Origin of oil burner

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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"Because of the chip oil burner," says Mr Bignell.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022

Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2019

Still another ''industry'' is air conditioning, which the Woods entered in 1930 with the first oil burner furnace designed and built as a unit.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is done by "the Yale lock, the storm window, the policeman, the fireman, the telephone, the oil burner, the children's court, and antibiotics."

From Time Magazine Archive

The washers and driers in the basement laundry room rumbled well past midnight, and in the wintertime, the oil burner that kept the entire building heated drowned out all the other sounds.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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