"flash boiler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash boilers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash boiler (plural flash boilers)
  1. A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated.
    Sense id: en-flash_boiler-en-noun-orA0dLS7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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