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boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
kettle
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Some goods were left in situ, including a fitted home library which was partly paid for with SNP funds, a wooden library ladder, a kitchen unit for the boiler, and fitted mats in the hallway.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The property’s boiler shot enormous pressure through the complex’s 60-year-old pipes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

It has a boiler that an insurance provider described as being in “extremely poor condition” before canceling coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Since her tenant stopped paying rent, she has had to pay £2,500 for boiler repairs as well as service charges on the estate and a mortgage on the property.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Sam gave the party a good deal of thought and then he went over his treasures which he kept in a big locked box behind the boiler.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

There is also the green transition to pay for, with the household set to shell out £11 million a year replacing old gas boilers with new heat pumps at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Some £11m has also been set aside to replace boilers nearing the end of their life at Windsor Castle.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The extra money will be used pay for the upkeep of historic buildings, strengthen cyber security at royal residences and support the transition to green energy with £11m earmarked to replace boilers at Windsor Castle.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Scotland currently hosts the UK's only large-scale trial of using hydrogen for domestic heating - the H100 project in Fife where 300 homes have been offered hydrogen boilers, supplied by a bespoke gas network.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Huge pipes carried steam created in enormous belowdecks boilers, which supplied heat to the officers’ cabins and the crew’s living quarters.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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