(a) a heating apparatus for railway carriages, operating by means of stored heat; (b) = night storage heater n. at night, n. int.compounds 4.
| 单词 | θ71959 |
| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > operated by stored heat (6) storage heater1894 (a) a heating apparatus for railway carriages, operating by means of stored heat; (b) = night storage heater n. at night, n. int.compounds 4. block heater1958 (a) see block-storage heater n. (b) chiefly Canadian a device for heating the engine block of a motor vehicle. block-storage heater1960 a heating unit which accumulates warmth during the night and gives it off during the day; so block-storage heating. night storage heater1963 an electric heater in which heat can be accumulated at night (when electricity is cheaper) and released during the day. night storage radiator1970 = night storage heater n. Subcategories:— in a railway carriage (1) |
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