ALL meanings of boiler
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B b - countable noun boiler A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building. 3
- noun boiler 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 3
- noun boiler a domestic device burning solid fuel, gas, or oil, to provide hot water, esp for central heating 3
- noun boiler a large tub for boiling laundry 3
- noun boiler a tough old chicken for cooking by boiling 3
- noun boiler a container in which things are boiled or heated 3
- noun boiler a tank in which water is turned to steam for heating or for power, as in a steam engine 3
- noun boiler a tank for heating water and storing it 3
- noun boiler A boiler is a vessel in which a liquid is changed to a vapor by increasing the temperature. 3
- noun boiler A boiler is a container in which a liquid, usually water, is heated until it changes into a vapor. 3
- noun boiler heater for hot water 1
- noun boiler 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. 1
- noun boiler a vessel, as a kettle, for boiling or heating. 1
- noun boiler British. a large tub in which laundry is boiled or sterilized. 1
- noun boiler a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water. 1
- noun boiler An apparatus that generates heat (usually by burning fuel) and uses it to heat circulating water (or sometimes another liquid) in a closed system that is then used for space heating, swimming pool heating, or domestic hot water or industrial processes. 0
- noun boiler Less commonly, a hot water heater. 0
- noun boiler (approximate definition) A fuel burning apparatus in which water is boiled to produce steam for space heating, power generation, or industrial processes. (more precisely) An apparatus in which a heat source other than a hot liquid or steam (most commonly burning fuel, exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine or gas turbine, waste heat from a process, solar energy or electricity) is used to boil water (or rarely another liquid), under pressure to provide steam (or other gas) for use as a heat source in calorifiers, heat exchangers or heat emitters, or for use directly for humidification, in an industrial process, or to power steam turbines. 0
- noun boiler A kitchen vessel for steaming or boiling food. 0
- noun boiler (Informal) (Britain) A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling. 0
- noun boiler A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily. 0
- noun boiler (Informal) (rare) Boilerplate. 0