| NOUN | artifact | steam boiler, boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam |
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| Meaning | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam. | |
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| Synonym | boiler | |
| Members | boilerplate | Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers |
| Part of | heating system, heating plant, heating, heat | utility to warm / warm a building |
| steam engine | external-combustion engine in which heat / heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder | |
| Parts | steam whistle | A whistle in which the sound is produced by steam |
| Narrower | auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler | (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) |
| Broader | vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) |
| Spanish | boiler, bóiler, caldera de vapor, caldera, calentador | |
| Catalan | caldera de vapor, caldera | |
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