water heater

noun

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

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There are 80 solar panels on property, which power thermodynamic water heaters to provide about half of its hot water. Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024 Car repairs to get to treatment, a new water heater and replacement of two toilets would greatly help her family. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024 Upgrading to heat pumps and heat pump water heaters could save Maryland households up to $1,000 per year on average. Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 Regular use helps maintain a healthy tankless water heater. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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