steam boiler

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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 1795–1805

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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How to use steam boiler in a sentence

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.
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The rolling mill must have come, not only before the modern steam-boiler, but even before the modern plow could be made.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
Fig. 108 represents such a steam-boiler in section, as it is usually exhibited in working drawings.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
But the original source of all this energy is found far back of its first appearance in the steam-boiler.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston

The “efficiency” of a good steam-boiler is therefore usually not far from 0.75 as a maximum.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
In an adjoining room there was a steam-boiler—part of the heating apparatus of the house.
The Believing Years|Edmund Lester Pearson

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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