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boiler room

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bucket shop
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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

He and his siblings used to play in the ship’s boiler room, hopping between turbines.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024

Alex was standing in a metal passageway leading to a tangle of pipes and cylinders, like the boiler room of a ship.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz


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