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[ boi -ler ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbɔɪ lər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun 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.
a vessel, as a kettle, for boiling or heating.
British . a large tub in which laundry is boiled or sterilized.
a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water.
Origin of boiler First recorded in 1530–40; boil1 + -er1
OTHER WORDS FROM boiler boil·er·less, adjective Words nearby boiler boiled dinner, boiled dressing, boiled oil, boiled shirt, boiled sweet, boiler , boiler horsepower, boilermaker, boilerplate, boiler room, boiler suit
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Example sentences from the Web for boiler “Hayden took J.W. into a boiler room in the City of Ferguson jail,” the papers charge.
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She held on to the hair as Hayden led her further back into the boiler room.
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They look at each other meaningfully—and repair to the boiler room for some torrid sex.
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Workers on the iron horse shoveled coal into a boiler , which propelled the engine and sent steam and smoke billowing into the sky.
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Patterson made the boiler plate "Palin comparison" pun and got a few generous laughs from the jubilant crowd.
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But now the boiler proved to be too small to furnish steam steadily in sufficient quantity to sustain the higher speed.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. Thurston
His oscillating perch above the boiler was extraordinarily warm, and he bought a gallon jug of cider from a farmer by the way.
Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley
The boiler was on one side of the truck and they had to keep throwing wood in it to get a good fire going.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy Benson
And the boiler fire had retaliated by smoking all three of us out of the hut.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front | E. W. Hornung
Blowing off a boiler is emptying it entirely, as for examining the whole interior of the boiler .
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British Dictionary definitions for boiler noun 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
a domestic device burning solid fuel, gas, or oil, to provide hot water, esp for central heating
a large tub for boiling laundry
a tough old chicken for cooking by boiling
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