water heater

noun

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

Examples of water heater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Don't touch anything served by gas lines, such as water heaters, ovens, furnaces and fireplaces. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Turn off all appliances — including your furnace, space heaters, water heater and water pump — leaving just one lamp on to know when power is restored. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 In areas with hard water, water heaters have a shorter life span. Sarah Blank, The Conversation, 20 May 2024 In any case, people messing with your water heater from outside your house with just your email and a guess at your water heater brand is a generally bad thing. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for water heater 

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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 Jul. 2024.

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