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  • 1Boiler — 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.… …

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  • 2Boiler iron — 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,… …

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  • 3Boiler plate — 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,… …

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  • 4Boiler explosion — Boiler explosions are catastrophic failures of boilers. As seen today, boiler explosions are of two kinds. One kind is over pressure in the pressure parts of the steam and water sides. The second kind is explosion in the furnace. Boiler… …

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  • 5boiler room — n 1.) a room in a large building where the building s boiler is 2.) AmE informal a room or office where people sell ↑shares or services on the telephone, using unfair and sometimes dishonest methods …

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  • 6GNR Large boiler Class C1 — The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class C1 is a type of 4 4 2 steam locomotive. One, No. 2800, survives to preservation.The C1 Class, as it was known under both GNR LNER classifications, was designed by Henry A. Ivatt as an enlarged version of… …

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  • 7Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers …

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  • 8Boiler — For the Limp Bizkit song, see Boiler (song). A portable boiler (preserved, Poland) …

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  • 9boiler — boilerless, adj. /boy leuhr/, n. 1. a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process… …

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  • 10Boiler room (business) — The term boiler room in business refers to a busy center of activity, often selling questionable goods by telephone. It typically refers to a room where salesmen work, selling stocks, and using unfair, dishonest sales tactics, sometimes selling… …

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