"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 [US] Forms: dry heaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry heater (plural dry heaters)
  1. (military, mechanical engineering) A type of 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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