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boiler definition

boiler (bo̵il′ər)

noun

  1. a container in which things are boiled or heated
  2. a tank in which water is turned to steam for heating or for power, as in a steam engine
  3. a tank for heating water and storing it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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