water heater

noun

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

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This smell typically occurs when there is a high level of bacterial growth in the drain, the water heater, or the well. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024 Shortly afterward, Chase takes out his guilt on the Harpers’ water heater, berating himself to Zoe for not trying harder to bring Emily home. Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 Tax credits for heat pumps – energy-efficient appliances that can both heat and cool homes – are being claimed at lower numbers, with around 268,000 households claiming credits for them and another 100,000 households claiming credits for heat pump water heaters. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024 That meant standing inside a metal cylinder, roughly twice the size of a household water heater, using an argon-gas torch whose flame can burn as hot as 20,000 degrees. Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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