WATER-TUBE BOILER


Meaning of WATER-TUBE BOILER in English

/waw"teuhr toohb', -tyoohb', wot"euhr-/

a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes (water tubes) through flames and hot gases. Cf. fire-tube boiler .

[ 1870-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .