Boiler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
     1. One who boils.
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     2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
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     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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     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.
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     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.
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     {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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

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}]