(also furnace especially in AmE) noun
a container in which water is heated to provide hot water and heating in a building or to produce steam in an engine:
a central heating boiler * a gas boiler * a back boiler (= situated behind a fire) * a boiler room
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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