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noun
a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
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Origin of steam boiler
First recorded in 1795â1805
Words nearby steam boiler
steam bath, steam beer, steamboat, Steamboat Gothic, Steamboat Springs, steam boiler, steam chest, steam coal, steamed, steamed up, steam engine
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British Dictionary definitions for steam boiler
steam-boiler
noun
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
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