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boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
kettle
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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

"My dad spent most of his working life as a boiler operator at Cadbury's in Bournville working shifts to provide for us all," Sarah recalls.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

The property’s boiler shot enormous pressure through the complex’s 60-year-old pipes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Quasar alleges the encampment damaged the boiler and created the crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Mr. Malloy on his hands and knees peered out of the boiler door to see if anyone had gone to the party yet.

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

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

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

Fewer heat pumps are installed in the UK than gas boilers.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Huge pipes carried steam created in enormous belowdecks boilers, which supplied heat to the officers’ cabins and the crew’s living quarters.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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