boiler
/ˈbɔɪlər/
noun
- A device that heats water or produces steam, used for heating buildings or providing hot water.
- They installed a new gas boiler to replace the old oil one.
- The building's boiler provides hot water for all the apartments.
- The boiler broke down in the middle of winter, so we had no heat.
- A container for boiling liquids, especially in industrial processes.
- The steam from the boiler powered the entire engine.
- The factory uses a large boiler to process chemicals.
- In the old brewery, a copper boiler was used to make beer.
- A chicken that is old and tough, suitable only for boiling (informal).
- They bought a boiler from the farm to make soup.
- My grandmother always used a boiler for her chicken stew.
- A boiler hen is not good for roasting, but it makes excellent broth.