water heater
noun
a household appliance consisting of a gas or electric heating unit under a tank in which water is heated and stored.
water heaters
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pluralof water heater.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around us there are several vertical cylinders like so many different-sized water heaters.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Utilities in the Midwest on Saturday directed customers to lower thermostats, unplug “nonessential appliances,” and reduce temperature settings on electric water heaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
“Had they chosen to go with heat-pump hot water heaters, they could have powered it roughly three times as long, because it would be 3-4 times as efficient.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Qualifying expenses are energy-efficient exterior doors and windows, solar panels, heat pumps, water heaters, and biomass stoves and boilers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
The automatic water heaters are made to heat water instantly and automatically upon opening any hot water faucet in the system.
From Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use by Arthur L. Fowler
