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heater

hea·ter

UK/ˈhiːtə/ US/ˈhitɚ/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

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2.

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

  • “he swung late on the fastball”
  • “he showed batters nothing but smoke”
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Origin

From heat + -er.

Phrases

  • air heater
  • block heater
  • closed feedwater heater
  • dry heater
  • fan heater
  • feed heater
  • feedwater heater
  • foot heater

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