Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for boiler. Search instead for boilerma.
Definitions

boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
Synonyms




NOUN
kettle
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He rolls up his sleeves, says a colleague, negotiating boiler repairs and driving six hours round-trip to close a deal to earn $12,000 a year in rent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

They have a wood-fired boiler to provide heating, with solar panels providing some electricity and people are billed according to consumption.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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

Next to the boiler was a pair of soapstone washtubs with a hinged wooden cover.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The fuel is piped into homes for furnaces and boilers and also burned at power plants to generate electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

Scotland currently hosts the UK's only large-scale trial of using hydrogen for domestic heating - the H100 project in Fife where 300 homes have been offered hydrogen boilers, supplied by a bespoke gas network.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

He wanted the basement free for the boilers and dynamo.

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


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training