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STEAM BOILER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

Synonyms:

boiler; steam boiler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("steam boiler" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Meronyms (parts of "steam boiler"):

steam whistle (a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler)

Meronyms (members of "steam boiler"):

boilerplate (thick plate iron used in the production of boilers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steam boiler"):

auxiliary boiler; donkey boiler ((nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port))

Holonyms ("steam boiler" is a part of...):

heat; heating; heating plant; heating system (utility to warm a building)

steam engine (external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder)

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