"dry heater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɹaɪ ˈhiɾɚ/ [General-American], /dɹaɪ ˈhitəː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-dry heater.ogg Forms: dry heaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry heater (plural dry heaters)
  1. (military, mechanical engineering) A torpedo engine powered by the burning of fuel with compressed air or oxygen, which does not inject water into the combustion chamber for engine cooling and extra power. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering, Military Coordinate_terms: wet heater

Inflected forms

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