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boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
kettle
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As well as savings, he recommends having an emergency fund for surprise bills like a broken boiler or car repairs.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Six more Le Creuset mugs were recovered from a drawer underneath the boiler.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

She also claimed that the coroner found Andrea's death was because of an overheated bath caused by a faulty boiler - something not mentioned in the report.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

In a lawsuit, the condo association alleges several procedural violations, including the county’s falsely claiming it had inspected the boiler.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The echoes inside the boiler made it sound as though she were crying under water.

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

Its targets for replacing gas and oil-fired boilers are contained in its newly-published climate change plan for the next 15 years.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

"The typical experience is coloured by the fact that heat pumps make colder water than gas boilers, and if you don't change your radiators your house will be cold," he says.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

That's because, as we will see, heat pumps usually provide a more gentle heat than gas boilers.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

For aesthetic reasons the boilers were to be located seven hundred feet outside the Midway, the steam shunted to the engines through ten-inch underground pipes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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