boiler

CEFRB2

/ˈbɔɪlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine that heats water or produces steam.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A 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 meanings
  1. An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.

  2. A person who boils something.

  3. 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 context
  • Note 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.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old blank in the basement burst, flooding the room with boiling water.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From boil + -er.