water heater

noun

: an apparatus for heating and usually storing hot water (as for domestic use)

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Pilot lights are used as an ignition source for larger burners inside furnaces, stoves, water heaters, clothes dryers, ovens, and gas fireplaces. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024 California will ban the sale of new gas space and water heaters by 2030. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 The comprehensive inspection completed last week detailed more than 23 pages of broken doors, inoperable water heaters, pest infestations and other issues across the property, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Post. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024 There is a wide range of electrification and efficiency upgrades that qualify under these programs, but importantly the list includes appliances such as heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and electric coil or induction stoves. Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for water heater 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water heater was in 1824

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“Water heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20heater. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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