boilers
Hot water tanks
Boilers are large vessels for heating water or generating steam, used in buildings for heat and in industrial settings for power.
A boiler can also be a chicken suitable only for long cooking in liquid—too tough to roast.
In British slang, a boiler is an unattractive woman, though this use is crude and dated.
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
- hydronicUsing water for heating
central heating · hot water · warmth · pressure · temperature · circulation · pipes · valves
Force upon contact
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- superheatedHeated beyond phase change
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- vaporizationConversion to gas
gauge · safety valve · blowdown · feedwater · drum · tubes · steamship · power plant
Rail vehicle or instruct
- railwayTrack system for trains
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
- tenderSoft or sore
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
engineer · fireman · smokestack · whistle · piston · cylinder · traction · rails
Spouted vessel for heating water
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
- water heaterAppliance warming domestic supply
- espresso machinePressurized coffee brewing device
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
stockpot · steamer · poaching · blanching · simmering · cooking · catering
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- chemical plantFactory producing synthetic substances
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- pulpSoft wet mass
paper · brewery · distillery · food processing · sterilization · pharmaceuticals · textiles · laundry
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
hydronic · central heating · hot water · warmth · pressure · temperature · circulation · pipes · valves · combustion
pressure
Force upon contact
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- superheatedHeated beyond phase change
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
vaporization · gauge · safety valve · blowdown · feedwater · drum · tubes · steamship · power plant · generation
train
Rail vehicle or instruct
coal · engineer · fireman · smokestack · whistle · piston · cylinder · traction · rails · freight
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
- water heaterAppliance warming domestic supply
- espresso machinePressurized coffee brewing device
samovar · stockpot · steamer · poaching · blanching · simmering · cooking · catering
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- chemical plantFactory producing synthetic substances
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
pulp · paper · brewery · distillery · food processing · sterilization · pharmaceuticals · textiles · laundry · high-pressure
- fluid systemspumps, valves, pipes, hydraulic systems, fluid flow
- Mechanical Engineeringmechanical engineer, design engineer, valves, motors, aerospace engineer
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling
- coal powercoal mine, coal dust, coal seam, coal yard, coal bunker
- steam locomotivessteam engines, steam engine, firebox, steam trains, iron horse
- heating systemsradiator valves, gas burners, pilot lights, radiator, oil tanks
boilersair conditioners
Machines that chill rooms
chillers · cooling systems · refrigeration units · cooling towers · coolers
- boiled eggHeat-set poultry product
- boiled overLost control emotionally
- hard-boiled eggEgg simmered until firm
- boiled downCondensed to essence
- boiler suitOne-piece work garment
- boiled sweetsSugar confection, cooked solid
boiler, boiled, double boiler, boilerplate, boiler room, boilermaker, boilermakers, boilerplates, steam boiler