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boiler¹
- /ˈbɔɪlə/ UK
- /ˈbɔɪlɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
noun boilers
- A person who boils something.
- A steam boiler. If such was the case and a hole drilled through the brace in the boiler, it might become stopped up opposite the gauge cock and the steam would leak down between the boiler head and the brace on the inside, which would perhaps cause a flutter of steam and water to show at the gauge cock when open.
- 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.
- An old woman.
boiler²
- /ˈbɔɪlə/ UK
- /ˈbɔɪlɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)
noun
- Boilerplate. While it appears the FRM40_TEXT table is the answer, saving a form with boiler text does not seem to insert into this table.
Boiler³
noun Boilers
- Ellipsis of Brompton boiler Our Patent Museum now forms a portion of "The Boilers," but, although in them, it is not of them.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kettle, steam boiler, bucket, furnace, firing, heating, heater, combustion, generator, burning, bunker, caldera, configuration, planta, utility, chaudière
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noun device for heating circulating water
| Español | caldera, calentador, bóiler, boiler |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보일러 boilleo |
| 日本語 | ボイラー boirā |
| 中文 | 鍋爐 /锅炉 guōlú |
| Português | caldeira |
| Français | chaudière |
| Deutsch | Kessel, Boiler |
| Italiano | caldaia, scaldabagno, boiler |
| Ελληνικά | λέβητας lévitas, ατμολέβητας atmolévitas |
| Русский | котёл kotjól, парово́й котёл parovój kotjól, бо́йлер bójler |
| العربية | غَلَّايَة ḡallāya |
| עברית | דוד dud |
noun hot water heater with storage
| Español | calentador, bóiler, calefón, terma, termotanque |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보일러 boilleo |
| 日本語 | ボイラー boirā |
| Português | caldeira |
| Français | chauffe-eau |
| Deutsch | Kessel, Boiler |
| Italiano | bollitore |
| Ελληνικά | θερμοσίφωνας thermosífonas |
| Русский | кипяти́льник kipjatílʹnik |
| עברית | דּוּד dud |
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title = {boiler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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