boiler
Meaning
- A person who boils something.
- A steam boiler.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- (slang) An old woman.
Synonyms
hot water tank
hot-water heater
steam-boiler
water-pot
wood-fired
vapourizer
boiling-tank
sause-pan
boiler furnace
flash chamber
vaporator
evaporation hook gage
evaporation coil
evaporation gage
steam raising unit
pulp digester
water kettel
Frequency
Hyphenated as
boil‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔɪlə/
Etymology
From boil + -er.
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