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boiler

[ boi-ler ]

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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 boil boiling or heating.
British. a large tub in which laundry is boiled boil or sterilized.
a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for supplying hot water.

boiler

/ ˈ��ɔɪ��ə /

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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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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