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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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The boiler cupboard was also photographed by officers as a stolen item.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Sometimes Francie came across a bonanza: the bottom of a discarded wash boiler.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers are set to be replaced - many for the first time in 60 years - following concerns about potential fire and water damage.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers are set to be replaced in the renovation, many for the first time in 60 years, after concern about potential fire and water damage.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The vast majority of households currently use gas boilers, but the government's ambition is to move most properties over to heat pumps.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

No matter where you were on the ship, you felt the power of the Olympic's twenty-nine boilers transmitted upward through the strakes of the hull.

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




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