furnace room

collocation in English

meaningsoffurnaceandroom

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furnace
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɜː.nɪs/
us
/ˈfɝː.nɪs/
a container that is heated to a very high temperature, so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal, will melt ...
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room
noun
uk
/ruːm/
us
/ruːm/
a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, ...
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(Definition offurnaceandroomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The originalfurnaceroomwas transformed into an elaborately designed reception room in 1889, the furnaces having been moved into a separate room.
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The first story was occupied by utility rooms such as the kitchen,furnaceroomand laundry facilities.
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A garage should never be used as afurnaceroomfor a number of reasons.
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The lecture room, a reference room and thefurnaceroomwere located downstairs.
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A huge chimney rises from thefurnaceroomaround which are grouped nine furnaces, each having four openings.
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The balloon framed building's basement contains restrooms, storage and afurnaceroom.
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The fire had started about 7:45 in the oldfurnaceroom.
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The house was destroyed by fire in 1928, due to a failure in the heating system in thefurnaceroom.
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A basement includes a storage room and afurnaceroom.
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The practice at that time was to oil the wood floors, and so the fire that started in thefurnaceroomspread quickly.
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This included repairing the boilers in thefurnaceroom, the installation of ventilators, and the installation of a cement floor.
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After racing into the basementfurnaceroom, he viewed the fire through a door that led into the stairwell.
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A file containing his reports on the politics of his university colleagues was found in thefurnaceroomat the embassy in 1945.
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They also built afurnaceroomand a large workshop to the side of the kitchen.
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In thefurnaceroom, the needle on a pressure gauge vibrates towards the end of the scale and the rivets on the machinery give.
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There are two large rooms in the basement of the church with thefurnaceroombetween.
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The building had been stripped of its ornate doors, skirting and decorative features, walls were collapsing, cracks opening and the sub-floorfurnaceroomwas completely submerged.
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A kitchen, pantry, andfurnaceroomare located at the north end of the building which is accessed by a single door on the north side.
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The chamber is then opened, aired, and the special squad carts the bodies on flat trucks to the furnace rooms where the burning takes place.
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