boiler
nounUK /ˈbɔɪlə/ · US /ˈbɔɪlɚ/
Etymology From boil + -er.
8 senses
- 1A person who boils something.
- 2A steam boiler.
- 3An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat…
- 4A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for…
- 5A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- 6A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea…
- 7A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- 8An old woman.
1
A person who boils something.
2
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.1907, W. G. Wallace, Locomotive Breakdown Questions, F.J. Drake & Company, page 87:
3
An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
4
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.
5
A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
6
A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
7
A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
8
Australia, UK, Derogatory, Slang An old woman.
- Derived terms
43 terms
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- boilery, steam generator, water heater