Boiler
71boiler horsepower — a traditional unit measuring the power delivered by a boiler. The boiler horsepower is defined to be the power required to convert 30 pounds (13.61 kilograms) per hour of water at 100 °F (37.78 °C) to saturated steam at a pressure of 70 pounds …
72boiler insurance — A type of casualty insurance covering damage to property of the insured or of others for which the insured may be liable, including damage to the boiler itself, as well as loss to the insured for damages on account of the death or personal injury …
73boiler horsepower — noun : a unit for measuring the power of a steam boiler, being the equivalent of 34.5 pounds of steam evaporated from and at 212° F per hour * * * a unit of measurement of the ability of a boiler to evaporate water, usually given as the ability… …
74boiler shop — noun : a shop for the manufacture or repair of boilers * * * boiler shop, U.S. Slang. a boiler room …
75boiler iron — noun see boiler plate 1 * * * boiler iron, = boilerplate. (Cf. ↑boilerplate) …
76Boiler deck — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …
77boiler room — noun Date: 1903 1. a room in which a boiler is located 2. a room equipped with telephones used for making high pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches …
78Boiler Room Girls — The Boiler Room Girls were the female members of Senator Robert F. Kennedy s 1968 presidential campaign staff. Six of them were*Rosemary Cricket Keough (now Rosemary Keough Redmond): is partner in a Lincoln, Massachusetts law firm with husband… …
79boiler horsepower — a unit of measurement of the ability of a boiler to evaporate water, usually given as the ability to evaporate 341/2 lb. (15.6 kg) of water an hour, into dry saturated steam from and at 212°F (100°C). * * * …
80boiler room — Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, boiler factory, brokerage, brokerage house, brokerage office, bucket shop, bull roarer, bunco game, catcall, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper, con game, confidence game, cracker, cricket, firecracker,… …
