"boiler shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boiler shops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boiler shop (plural boiler shops)
  1. A workshop where steam boilers are constructed, overhauled or repaired.
    Sense id: en-boiler_shop-en-noun-6SjkLtaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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