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# boiler

noun (a boiler, boilers)

«boiler» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A boiler is a machine in a house or building that heats water for taps, baths and radiators. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#m1)
2. A boiler is a big closed tank where water is heated to make steam, as in a steam engine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a boiler heats the house; when it breaks, there is no hot water. In safety lessons: boilers need checking, as a broken one can leak carbon monoxide, a poison gas with no smell, which is why homes have alarms. In history and science steam engines and trains had huge boilers. Phrase: «boiler suit» (overalls).

### Examples

- Our boiler broke, so we had cold showers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x1)
- The plumber came to fix the boiler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x2)
- Steam trains have a big boiler to make steam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x3)
- A carbon monoxide alarm is fitted near the boiler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x4)
- The boiler is in the kitchen cupboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x5)
- Dad wore a blue boiler suit to paint the shed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a boiler, boilers. From «boil». In the US, «furnace» or «water heater» is also used.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boiler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boiler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boiler.html) on Mova free.