boiler

boil·er  (boilr) n. 1. An enclosed vessel in which water is heated and circulated, either as hot water or as steam, for heating or power. 2. A container, such as a kettle, for boiling liquids. 3. A storage tank for hot water.

boiler water-tube boiler

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boiler [ˈbɔɪlə]

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) 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

2. a domestic device burning solid fuel, gas, or oil, to provide hot water, esp for central heating

3. a large tub for boiling laundry

4. (Cookery) a tough old chicken for cooking by boiling

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boiler - sealed vessel where water is converted to steam steam boiler auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler - (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) boilerplate - thick plate iron used in the production of boilers heating plant, heating system, heating, heat - utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" steam engine - external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder steam whistle - a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	boiler - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid kettle pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid teakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea

Translations

boiler [ˈbɔɪləʳ]

A. N

1. (for central heating) → caldera f; (in ship, engine) → calderas fpl (Brit) (for washing clothes) → caldero m, calefón m (S. Cone)

2. (Culin) → gallina f vieja

B. CPD boiler room N → sala f de calderas
boiler suit N (Brit) → mono m, overol m (LAm), mameluco m (S. Cone)

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boiler [ˈbɔɪlə^r] n (holding water) → chaudière f
boiler house n → chaufferie f
boiler room n → chaufferie f
boiler suit n (British) → bleus mpl de travail, bleu m de travail

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boiler

n

(domestic) → Boiler m, → Warmwasserbereiter m; (in ship, engine) → (Dampf)kessel m; (old, for washing) → Waschkessel m

(= chicken) → Suppenhuhn nt

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boiler:

boiler house

n → Kesselhaus nt

boilermaker

n → Kesselschmied m

boilermaking

n → Kesselbau m

boilerman

n → Heizer m

boilerplate letter

n (US) → (Brief)rumpf m

boiler room

n → Kesselraum m

boiler suit

n (Brit) → Overall m, → blauer Anton (inf), → Blaumann m (inf)

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boiler [ˈbɔɪləʳ] n (gen) → caldaia; (for domestic hot water) → scaldabagno, scaldaacqua m inv

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boiler [ˈbɔɪləʳ] n (gen) → caldaia; (for domestic hot water) → scaldabagno, scaldaacqua m inv

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boiler → مرجل kotel centralvarmefyr Boiler βραστήρας caldera höyrykattila chaudière kotao caldaia ボイラー 보일러 boiler kjele bojler caldeira бойлер panna หม้อน้ำ kazan nồi hơi 锅炉