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
The critically-acclaimed drama centres on six students who meet regularly in a disused boiler room at their school, an abandoned space which becomes their sanctuary.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023
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
