DONKEY BOILER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does donkey boiler mean? 

• DONKEY BOILER (noun)
  The noun DONKEY BOILER has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)

  Familiarity information: DONKEY BOILER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DONKEY BOILER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

auxiliary boiler; donkey boiler

Hypernyms ("donkey boiler" is a kind of...):

boiler; steam boiler (sealed vessel where water is converted to steam)

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)