English Dictionary

boiler

/ˈbɔɪlə/

noun

A person who boils something. / A steam boiler. / An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.

The boiler in the kitchen is used to boil water for cooking.

意味（1）

A person who boils something.

意味（2）

A steam boiler.

意味（3）

An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.

意味（4）

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

意味（5）

A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.

意味（6）

A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.

意味（7）

A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.

意味（8）

(UK, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.