BOILER


Meaning of BOILER in English

■ noun

1》 a fuel-burning apparatus for heating water, especially a device providing a domestic hot-water supply or serving a central heating system.

↘a tank for generating steam for a steam engine.

2》 Brit. informal a chicken suitable for cooking only by boiling.

3》 Brit. informal an unattractive or unpleasant woman.

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