boiler room

noun

A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.

Meanings

nounboiler room (plural boiler rooms)

plural boiler rooms

  1. A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.
  2. A compartment on a steamship that houses the boiler.
  3. informalA telemarketing firm that makes cold calls.

Translations

Bulgarian котелно помещение, котелно отделение
  • котелно помещение (kotelno pomeštenie)room
  • котелно отделение (kotelno otdelenie)compartment on a steamship
Czech kotelna
  • kotelnaroom
Finnish pannuhuone, pannuhuone
  • pannuhuoneroom
  • pannuhuonecompartment on a steamship
French chaufferie
  • chaufferieroom
German Kesselraum
  • Kesselraumroom
Hebrew חֶדֶר דְּוָדִים
  • חֶדֶר דְּוָדִים (kheder dvadim)room
Hungarian kazánház, kazánház
  • kazánházroom
  • kazánházcompartment on a steamship
Italian locale delle caldaie
  • locale delle caldaieroom
Korean 보일러실
  • 보일러실 (boilleosil)room
Polish kotłownia, kotłownia
  • kotłowniaroom
  • kotłowniacompartment on a steamship
Portuguese sala da caldeira
  • sala da caldeiraroom
Russian коте́льная
  • коте́льная (kotélʹnaja)room
Slovak kotolňa
  • kotolňaroom
Spanish sala de calderas
  • sala de calderasroom
Swedish pannrum, panncentral
  • pannrumroom
  • panncentralroom
  • värmecentralroom
Turkish kazan dairesi, kazan dairesi
  • kazan dairesiroom
  • kazan dairesicompartment on a steamship
Cite this entry
APA

boiler room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiler%20room

MLA

“boiler room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiler%20room. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boiler room,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiler%20room.

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