"BTU" meaning in English

See BTU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /biː.tiː.juː/ Forms: BTUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BTU (plural BTUs)
  1. (energy) Initialism of British thermal unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: British thermal unit Categories (topical): Energy Derived forms: MMBtu

Inflected forms

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