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storage heater

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storage heater
n
(Electronics) an electric device capable of accumulating and radiating heat generated by off-peak electricity
Translations
storage heater n (Brit) → radiatore m elettrico che accumula calore
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The fire started after a towel left to dry on a storage heater in the lounge of the semi-detached property was set alight.
I WAS SO SCARED... I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Mary Wright, of Kitchener Road, Foleshill, was told the problem lay with her storage heaters but an independent engineer pinpointed the meter as the cause.
OAP fury at meter wait; ROW: House was like a fridge for a week, says ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
The built-up urban environment tends to act like a giant storage heater, soaking up the heat during the day and releasing it at night.
I was looking like a ripe tomato amongst cool cucumbers,C* by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
 
 
 
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