water heater

noun

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

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Plus, twice a year, the contractor will by appointment pick up the following items: mattresses, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwaves, water heaters, scrap metal, televisions or computers. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Upgrade your water heater before your old unit gives out. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025 Condensing water heaters are better equipped to reach the standards laid out by the DOE, the Washington Free Beacon explains, which could restrict non-condensing water heaters from the market. Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025 The good news is that washers, dryers, furnaces, water heaters, and stoves that use less energy and do their jobs better are also available and getting cheaper. Umair Irfan, Vox, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water heater 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Feb. 2025.

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