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Definition of Steam boiler
1. Noun. Sealed vessel where water is converted to steam.
Specialized synonyms: Auxiliary Boiler, Donkey Boiler
Member holonyms: Boilerplate
Group relationships: Heat, Heating, Heating Plant, Heating System, Steam Engine
Terms within: Steam Whistle
Generic synonyms: Vessel
Derivative terms: Boil, Boil
Definition of Steam boiler
1. Noun. A boiler that is designed to produce and withstand the pressure of steam at 300psi (2070kPa) or less. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steam Boiler
Literary usage of Steam boiler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"(Consult Thurston, 'steam boiler Explosions'). Pound for pound, steam contains
more energy than water, when the two are at the same temperature; ..."
2. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"DRY STEAM — In the list of the requirements of the perfect steam boiler, the
necessity that dry steam be generated has been pointed out. ..."
3. Annual ReportLabor laws and legislation (1902)
"Every owner, agent or lessee of a steam boiler or boilers in use in the city of
New York shall annually, and at such convenient times and in such manner and ..."
4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1908)
"84179 B. Efficiency in the Burning of Fuel Under the steam boiler. ... 81424 C.
Boilers Principles of the steam boiler. Judson H. Boughton. ..."
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 (1859)
"Any alkali wilt neutralize the sulphate of lime in a steam boiler, but the common
carbonate of soda is the cheapest which can be used. ..."
6. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1908)
"84179 B. Efficiency in the Burning of Fuel Under the steam boiler. ... 81424 C.
Boilers Principles of the steam boiler. Judson H. Boughton. ..."