boilerhouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From boiler + house.
Meanings
-
A building containing a boiler.
I had to collect up all the scrawny dead birds with their swollen blind eyes, throw them into a barrow and take them to the boilerhouse for burning.
2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 23, in Small Island, London: Review, page 244:
- The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boilerhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |