Phrase guide

boiler room

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A compartment on a steamship that houses the boiler.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A telemarketing firm that makes cold calls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: котелно помещение (kotelno pomeštenie) — room
  • Czech: kotelna — room
  • Finnish: pannuhuone — room
  • French: chaufferie — room
  • German: Kesselraum — room
  • Hebrew: חֶדֶר דְּוָדִים (kheder dvadim) — room
  • Hungarian: kazánház — room
  • Italian: locale delle caldaie — room
  • Korean: 보일러실 (boilleosil) — room
  • Polish: kotłownia — room
  • Portuguese: sala da caldeira — room
  • Russian: коте́льная (kotélʹnaja) — room
  • Slovak: kotolňa — room
  • Spanish: sala de calderas — room
  • Swedish: pannrum — room
  • Swedish: panncentral — room
  • Swedish: värmecentral — room
  • Turkish: kazan dairesi — room
  • Bulgarian: котелно отделение (kotelno otdelenie) — compartment on a steamship
  • Finnish: pannuhuone — compartment on a steamship
  • Hungarian: kazánház — compartment on a steamship
  • Polish: kotłownia — compartment on a steamship
  • Turkish: kazan dairesi — compartment on a steamship