Question 1 · Quick check
boiler
/ˈbɔɪlə/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A machine that heats water or produces steam.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA steam boiler.
Examples
Give me a reading on that meter near the boiler.
The boiler was heavily scaled.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
A person who boils something.
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.
More examples
In contextNote that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.
Nearly every employer in my field has similar terms (they all come out of a legal boiler mill somewhere).
While it appears the FRM40_TEXT table is the answer, saving a form with boiler text does not seem to insert into this table.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
Nearby
Origin
noun
From boil + -er.