hot well

noun

a tank or reservoir in which hot water is collected before being recirculated, especially condensed steam about to be returned to a boiler.

Origin of hot well

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby hot well

hot tub, hot under the collar, hot up, hot war, hot water, hot well, hot yoga, hot zone, hot-air balloon, hot-blooded, hot-bulb engine

Example sentences from the Web for hot well

  • The excess of this water flows away to the hot-well through the pipe W.

    A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston

  • The contrivance by which the boilers of a steamer are supplied with water from the hot-well, while the engines are at work.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

  • All steam supplied to the turbine obviously goes to swell the hot-well contents, and to thus increase the total steam consumption.

    Steam Turbines |Hubert E. Collins