English-Thai Dictionary

boiler

N กาต้มน้ำ 

 

boilersuit

N ชุดทำงาน ที่ เสื้อ ติดกับ กางเกง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BOILER

n.A person who boils. 1. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. A large pan, or vessel of iron, copper or brass, used in distilleries, pot-ash works and the like, for boiling large quantities of liquor at once.

 

BOILERY

n.A place for boiling and the apparatus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BOILER

BOILER Boil "er, n.

 

1. One who boils.

 

2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.

 

Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.

 

3. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.

 

Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a covered wagon ) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers. Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the flues. -- Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc. -- Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron cylinder. -- Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water. -- Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney. -- Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below. -- Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up. -- Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam. -- Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6, and 1st Flue.

 

BOILERY

Boil "er *y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. bouillerie.]

 

Defn: A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

boiler

boil er |ˈboilər ˈbɔɪlər | ▶noun a fuel-burning apparatus or container for heating water, in particular: • a household device providing a hot-water supply or serving a central heating system. • a tank for generating steam under pressure in a steam engine. See also steam boiler. • dated a metal tub for washing or sterilizing clothes at a very high temperature.

 

boilermaker

boil er mak er |ˈboilərˌmākər ˈbɔɪlərˌmeɪkər | ▶noun 1 a person who makes boilers. • a metalworker in heavy industry. 2 a shot of whiskey followed by a glass of beer as a chaser.

 

boilerplate

boil er plate |ˈboilərˌplāt ˈbɔɪlərpleɪt | ▶noun 1 rolled steel for making boilers. 2 (boilerplates ) Mountaineering smooth, overlapping, and undercut slabs of rock: the ice-worn boilerplates. 3 writing that is clichéd or expresses a generally accepted opinion or belief: the same dreary boilerplate he ’s been dishing up for years. • standardized pieces of text for use as clauses in contracts or as part of a computer program: some sections have been written as boilerplate for use in all proposals.

 

boiler room

boil er room |ˈbɔɪlər rum | ▶noun a room in a building (typically in the basement ) or a compartment in a ship containing a boiler and related heating or steam-generating equipment. • a room used for intensive telephone selling: [ as modifier ] : boiler-room stock salesmen.

 

boiler suit

boil er suit |ˈbɔɪlər ˈˌsut | ▶noun British term for coveralls (see coverall ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

boiler

boil ¦er |ˈbɔɪlə | ▶noun 1 a fuel-burning apparatus or container for heating water, in particular: • a household device providing a hot-water supply or serving a central heating system. • a tank for generating steam under pressure in a steam engine. • dated a metal tub for washing or sterilizing clothes at a very high temperature. 2 Brit. informal a chicken suitable for cooking only by boiling. 3 Brit. informal an unattractive or unpleasant woman.

 

boilermaker

boiler |maker |ˈbɔɪləmeɪkə | ▶noun 1 a worker who makes metal boilers for generating steam. • a metalworker in heavy industry. 2 N. Amer. a shot of whisky followed immediately by a glass of beer as a chaser.

 

boilerplate

boiler |plate |ˈbɔɪləpleɪt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] rolled steel plates for making boilers. 2 (boilerplates ) Climbing smooth, overlapping, and undercut slabs of rock. 3 [ mass noun ] N. Amer. clichéd or predictable ideas or writing: they exposed the truth behind the patriotic boilerplate. • standardized pieces of text for use as clauses in contracts or as part of a computer program.

 

boiler room

boil ¦er room ▶noun 1 a room in a building or a compartment in a ship containing a boiler and related heating equipment. 2 a room or office in which many operators engage in high-pressure telephone sales, especially of risky or worthless investments: [ as modifier ] : a boiler-room operation.

 

boiler suit

boil ¦er suit ▶noun Brit. a one-piece suit worn as overalls for heavy manual work.

 

Duden Dictionary

Boiler

Boi ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |B oi ler |der Boiler; Genitiv: des Boilers, Plural: die Boiler englisch boiler, zu: to boil = aufwallen machen, erhitzen < altfranzösisch boillir < lateinisch bullire Gerät zur [Bereitung und ] Speicherung von heißem Wasser

 

Spanish Dictionary

boiler

boiler nombre masculino Méx Aparato que calienta el agua para usos domésticos y cuya fuente de calor es el gas o la electricidad :encendí el boiler para lavarme la cara con agua tibia .SINÓNIMO calefón, calentador .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

boiler

boil er /bɔ́ɪlə r /→boil 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 湯沸かし器 ; 給湯器 ; ボイラー .2 煮沸器 〘なべなど 〙.3 ｟英 くだけて ｠(煮込用の )鶏肉 .～́ r ò om 1 ボイラー室 .2 ｟主に米俗 ｠もぐりの証券ブローカー (の営業所 ).～́ s ù it ｟英 ｠作業服, つなぎ服 (｟米 ｠coverall ).