"boiler room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boiler rooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boiler room (plural boiler rooms)
  1. A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment. Categories (topical): Rooms Related terms: boilerhouse, engine room, machine room, plant room Translations (room): kotelna [feminine] (Czech), pannuhuone (Finnish), chaufferie [masculine] (French), Kesselraum (German), חֶדֶר דְּוָדִים (kheder dvadim) [masculine] (Hebrew), locale delle caldaie (Italian), sala da caldeira (Portuguese), sala de calderas (Spanish), pannrum [neuter] (Swedish), panncentral [common-gender] (Swedish), värmecentral [common-gender] (Swedish), kazan dairesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-boiler_room-en-noun-rYHLIxP1 Disambiguation of Rooms: 75 7 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 8 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 7 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 4 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 59 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 8 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 64 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 13 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 64 7 29 Disambiguation of 'room': 100 0 0
  2. A compartment on a steamship that houses the boiler. Translations (compartment on a steamship): pannuhuone (Finnish), kazan dairesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-boiler_room-en-noun-h3tcR-tL Disambiguation of 'compartment on a steamship': 5 88 7
  3. (informal) A telemarketing firm that makes cold calls. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-boiler_room-en-noun-4Fbzjq5O

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