oil burner
Americannoun
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
In general, raw gas means no spark, oil means an oil burner, and water means contaminated fuel, or worse, a leaking head gasket or cracked cylinder block.
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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