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boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
kettle
Synonyms


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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

Some goods were left in situ, including a fitted home library which was partly paid for with SNP funds, a wooden library ladder, a kitchen unit for the boiler, and fitted mats in the hallway.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

By the time they got to the laundry, the boiler was screaming hot and the machines were ready.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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

Some £11m has also been set aside to replace boilers nearing the end of their life at Windsor Castle.

From BBC Jun. 25, 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

By eight-thirty on the morning of December 7, Judge Fielding's courtroom was filled with citizens who were thankful for the heat from the boilers.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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