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STEAM BOILER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steam boiler mean?
• STEAM BOILER (noun)
The noun STEAM BOILER has 1 sense:
1. sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
Familiarity information: STEAM BOILER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boiler; steam boiler
Hypernyms ("steam boiler" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Meronyms (parts of "steam boiler"):
steam whistle (a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler)
Meronyms (members of "steam boiler"):
boilerplate (thick plate iron used in the production of boilers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steam boiler"):
auxiliary boiler; donkey boiler ((nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port))
Holonyms ("steam boiler" is a part of...):
heat; heating; heating plant; heating system (utility to warm a building)
steam engine (external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder)
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