steam boiler

noun

1. a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.

steam-boiler

noun

1. a vessel in which water is boiled to generate steam. An industrial boiler usually consists of a system of parallel tubes through which water passes, suspended above a furnace

Word History and Origins

Origin of steam boiler¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Don’t be tempted to compromise on steam at the wrong temperature just because your espresso is sitting there waiting—the steam boiler is ready on demand while you’re pulling your shot.

From Popular-Science

The rolling mill must have come, not only before the modern steam-boiler, but even before the modern plow could be made.

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Fig. 108 represents such a steam-boiler in section, as it is usually exhibited in working drawings.

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But the original source of all this energy is found far back of its first appearance in the steam-boiler.

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The “efficiency” of a good steam-boiler is therefore usually not far from 0.75 as a maximum.

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In an adjoining room there was a steam-boiler—part of the heating apparatus of the house.

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