water heater

noun

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

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Some regulations Congress should roll back include restrictions on tankless gas water heaters, rules that are pumping up the current housing bubble, and a waiver allowing California to mandate consumers purchase EVs. Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025 The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations – not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide – involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Adventurers can combine it with solar power to run the water heater and furnace and for outdoor grilling. Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025 And Missouri does the same for qualifying energy-efficient appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, water heaters, furnaces and air conditioners (up to $1,500 per appliance, when purchased during a one-week period). Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025 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 21 Mar. 2025.

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