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boiler

[boi-ler] / ˈbɔɪ lər /


NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
kettle
Synonyms


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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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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 father of Emeline Cigrand was grotesquely burned in a boiler explosion.

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

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

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

That squeezed budgets for funding heat pumps, which cost more upfront than boilers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

One group of women loaded soiled laundry into the enormous boilers.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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