boiler room
Example Sentences
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Krauze joined what was then called the Vladimir Lenin shipyard in 1983, first in a coal-fired boiler room and later operating a crane.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
The pool’s mechanical room looks like the boiler room of an ocean liner — with giant tanks that purify pool water and another system that stabilizes the temperature.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
Wayne Jones, landlord of The Turf, initially said it would be shut until further notice after a blaze broke out in the boiler room.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023
In the boiler room, the men took turns manning the pumps to keep the water out, but they knew they were toiling for nothing.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
