oilstove

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noun

A stove or heater that burns kerosene.

Similar
oil heaterkerosene heaterkerosine heater
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Meanings

nounoilstove (plural oilstoves)

plural oilstoves

  1. A stove or heater that burns kerosene.

    The cooking was done on an oilstove inside the caravan.

    2017, Richard Marsh, The Coward Behind the Curtain, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    Such as oilstoves burning in every conceivable corner of the house.

    2011, Molly Keane, Good Behaviour, →ISBN

    In addition to the main stove of the room a small oilstove had been placed in the corner near the very old woman.

    2015, Anthony Powell, Venusberg, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounheater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking

Similar
oil heaterkerosene heaterkerosine heater
Broader
heaterwarmer
Also see
oil heater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oil + stove.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“oilstove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilstove. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oilstove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilstove.

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