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hot water heater

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱水器 /热水器 (rèshuǐqì) — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Finnish: käyttövedenlämmitin — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • French: chauffe-eau — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • German: Warmwasserspeicher — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • German: Boiler — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Japanese: 給湯器 (kyūtōki) — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Polish: podgrzewacz wody — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Polish: piecyk gazowy — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Polish: piecyk elektryczny — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Polish: boiler — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Polish: terma — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Russian: водонагрева́тель (vodonagrevátelʹ) — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Russian: водоподогрева́тель (vodopodogrevátelʹ) — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water
  • Urdu: گِیزَر (gīzar) — apparatus in which water is heated for domestic hot water