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Definition of Boilers
1. boiler [n] - See also: boiler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boilers
Literary usage of Boilers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1903)
"PROFESSIONAL NOTES. generators in the new cruisers Hampshire and Antrim being of
this type, while all the boilers in the third-class cruisers Amethyst and ..."
2. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1912)
"Each of the boilers described in this paper is required, in the 1—<isy practice
of the power plant, to carry a load of 6000 kw. and in the evening to carry ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The capacity of steam boilers is usually rated in horse-power, ... Thus, in
medium-sized boilers an area of 10 square feet of grate will answer for 250 ..."
4. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company, John B. Litto, Steven C. Stultz (1913)
"SPACE OCCUPIED — The space required for the boilers in a plant often exceeds the
requirements for the remainder of the plant equipment. ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1869)
"T\vo boilers were used in connection with the puddling and rolling mills, both
of the same form and size, cylindrical, 30 feet lon», 4 feet in diameter, ..."
6. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"The water-lube boilers in the Monterey, the Nashville, the Marietta, the Annapolis,
and the Chicago, of different designs, have come successfully through a ..."
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