| steam boiler n. A closed tank in which water is converted into steam under pressure. |
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| Noun | 1. |  steam boiler - sealed vessel where water is converted to steamauxiliary 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) |
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