"boiler tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boiler tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boiler tube (plural boiler tubes)
  1. One of a number of tubes in a steam boiler through which heat, smoke and fumes from the firebox pass. Related terms: firetube
    Sense id: en-boiler_tube-en-noun-yI57TU35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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