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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
     A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks
     heavily.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
     1. One who boils.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
           variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
           evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
        plates riveted together, or a composite structure
        variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
        engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
           sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
           Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
           covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
           Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
           plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
           tubular boilers.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
        flues.
  
     Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
        a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
        boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
  
     Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
        cylinder.
  
     Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
        number of large flues, through which the heat either
        passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
        sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
  
     Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
        box and a large number of small flues leading to the
        chimney.
  
     Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
  
     Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
        sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
        to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
        the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
        up.
  
     Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
        and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
        See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
  
     Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
        and 1st Flue.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
     A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks
     heavily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
     1. One who boils.
  
     2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
  
     Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
           variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
           evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
  
     3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
        plates riveted together, or a composite structure
        variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
        engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
  
     Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
           sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
           Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
           covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
           Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
           plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
           tubular boilers.
  
     Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
        flues.
  
     Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
        a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
        boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
  
     Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
        cylinder.
  
     Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
        number of large flues, through which the heat either
        passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
        sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
  
     Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
        box and a large number of small flues leading to the
        chimney.
  
     Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
  
     Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
        sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
        to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
        the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
        up.
  
     Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
        and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
        See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
  
     Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
        and 1st Flue.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  boiler
       n 1: sealed vessel where water is converted to steam [syn: steam
            boiler]
       2: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
          kettle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ μηχανολ en) λέβητας, ατμολέβητας, καζάνι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     French n.
     1 water heater
     2 (l en boiler)
     Italian n.
     1 (l en boiler) (liquid-boiling device)
     2 # (lb it colloquial) milk-boiler
     3 water heater
     4 water tank (water container for places that don't have access to
  running water, like campers or boats)
     Romanian n.
     water heater

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Boiler
     n.
     (short for en Brompton boiler)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     n.
     1 A person who boils something.
     2 A steam boiler.
     3 An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat
  transferring liquid.
     4 A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot
  water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc.,
  disregarding the source of heat.
     5 A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
     6 A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks
  heavily.
     7 A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
     8 (lb en UK AU slang derogatory) An old woman.
     n.
     (lb en rare informal) boilerplate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Boiler
     n.
     (short for en Brompton boiler)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     French n.
     1 water heater
     2 (l en boiler)
     Italian n.
     1 (l en boiler) (liquid-boiling device)
     2 # (lb it colloquial) milk-boiler
     3 water heater
     4 water tank (water container for places that don't have access to
  running water, like campers or boats)
     Romanian n.
     water heater

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Boiler
     n.
     (short for en Brompton boiler)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     French n.
     1 water heater
     2 (l en boiler)
     Italian n.
     1 (l en boiler) (liquid-boiling device)
     2 # (lb it colloquial) milk-boiler
     3 water heater
     4 water tank (water container for places that don't have access to
  running water, like campers or boats)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Boiler
     n.
     (short for en Brompton boiler)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     Englanti n.
     1 boileri
     2 keittoastia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boiler
     Engelska n.
     1 värmepanna
     2 varmvattenberedare
     3 kokkärl

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Boiler
     Tyska n.
     varmvattenberedare

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Boiler /boːˈiːlɜ/ 
   [techn.] storage water heater , tank-type water heater , hot water system HWS,  /hˌɑːvˌeːˈɛs/ , hot water tank , boiler  [Br.] , furnace  [Am.]
           Note: sanitary engineering
     Synonyms: Speichererhitzer, Warmwasserbereiter, Warmwasserspeicher, Heißwasserbereiter, Heißwasserspeicher
  
   see: Speichererhitzer, Warmwasserbereiter, Warmwasserspeicher, Heißwasserbereiter, Heißwasserspeicher, Boiler, Kochendwasserbereiter, Kochendwassergerät
  
           Note: Sanitärtechnik

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Boiler /boːˈiːlɜ/ 
  storage water heaters, tank-type water heaters, hot water systems, hot water tanks, boilers, furnaces
     Synonyms: Speichererhitzer, Warmwasserbereiter, Warmwasserspeicher, Heißwasserbereiter, Heißwasserspeicher
  
   see: Speichererhitzer, Warmwasserbereiter, Warmwasserspeicher, Heißwasserbereiter, Heißwasserspeicher, Boiler, Kochendwasserbereiter, Kochendwassergerät

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Boiler /ˈbɔɪ̯lɐ/ 
  chauffe-eau
  Gerät zum Erhitzen oder Erwärmen von Wasser

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Boiler /ˈbɔɪ̯lɐ/ 
  bojler
  Gerät zum Erhitzen oder Erwärmen von Wasser

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Boiler /ˈbɔɪ̯lɐ/ 
  varmvattenberedare
  Gerät zum Erhitzen oder Erwärmen von Wasser

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Boiler /bˈɔɪlə/
  الغلّاية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  boiler //ˈbɔɪlə// //ˈbɔɪlɚ// 
  1. парен котел
  device for heating circulating water
  2. бо́йлер
  hot water heater with storage

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  boiler /bˈɔɪlə/
  varník

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  boiler /bˈɔɪlə/
  parní kotel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  boiler /bˈɔɪlə/ 
  kotel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  boiler /bˈɔɪlə/ 
  bojler