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boiler

[ boi-ler ]

noun

  1. a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
  2. a vessel, as a kettle, for boiling boil boiling or heating.
  3. British. a large tub in which laundry is boiled boil or sterilized.
  4. a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water.


boiler

/ ˈ²úɔɪ±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. a closed vessel or arrangement of enclosed tubes in which water is heated to supply steam to drive an engine or turbine or provide heat
  2. a domestic device burning solid fuel, gas, or oil, to provide hot water, esp for central heating
  3. a large tub for boiling laundry
  4. a tough old chicken for cooking by boiling
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boiler1

First recorded in 1530–40; boil 1 + -er 1
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The rising cost of living has meant his customers have cut back on annual boiler services and other things.

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Our gas boilers are the main culprit; lots of individual devices inefficiently burning fossil fuels to create the heat.

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Most UK homes use gas boilers to meet their heating needs but gas is a fossil fuel that when burnt produces planet-warming gases.

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A gang that broke into Blenheim Palace to steal a solid gold toilet worth £4.8m made so much noise that staff thought a boiler had exploded, a court heard.

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The CCC is backing heat pumps as the main replacement for gas boilers and rules out using hydrogen.

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