return-flue boiler
[ ri-turn-floo ]
/ rɪˈtɜrnˈflu /
noun
a fire-tube boiler having flues that collect the combustion gases at the end of the boiler opposite the fire door and pass them through the boiler to an uptake above the fire door.
Also called
re·turn-tu·bu·lar boil·er
[ri-turn-too-byuh-ler, -tyoo-] /rɪˈtɜrnˈtu byə lər, -ˈtyu-/.
Origin of return-flue boiler
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby return-flue boiler
return stroke,
return the compliment,
return ticket,
return to the fold,
return-cocked,
return-flue boiler,
returnable,
returned man,
returned soldier,
returnee,
returner