oil burner

Example Sentences

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"Because of the chip oil burner," says Mr Bignell.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022

Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2019

Henry Wallace will run the union suit department, Clinton Anderson the company cafeteria, Ed Pauley will take charge of the furnace, "an oil burner."

From Time Magazine Archive

It is done by "the Yale lock, the storm window, the policeman, the fireman, the telephone, the oil burner, the children's court, and antibiotics."

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind the oil burner, a dark gap showed in the wall at about shoulder height and ran back under the breezeway, out of sight.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath