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nounScotch marine boiler (plural Scotch marine boilers)
plural Scotch marine boilers
- A kind of steam boiler, best known for its use on ships, with a number of firetubes above one or more cylindrical furnaces.
Synonyms: Scotch boiler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of steam boiler, best known for its use on ships, with a number of firetubes above one or more cylindrical furnaces.
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