oil burner

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandburner

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oil
noun
uk
/ɔɪl/us
/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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burner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.nər/us
/ˈbɝː.nɚ/
the part of a cooker, light, etc. that produces flame ...
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(Definition ofoilandburnerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The option is to install an oil-firedoilburneror a coal-fired coal burner in place of a gas one, in a domestic central heating system.
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Theoilburneris but one article.
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The cauldron is directly heated by anoilburnerof the household type.
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Originally, the lighthouse was powered by anoilburner.
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Using anoilburner, about 90 kg were extracted each week.
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He also patented the first practicaloilburnerin 1885.
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She was converted to anoilburnerin 1921, and was the first company ship to use oil fuel.
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There is also a smooth and economical 1.8 diesel unit for customers looking for a frugaloilburner.
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In 1901, he invented the vaporizedoilburner.
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Again following the advice of the spirits she communicated with, she developed another invention, anoilburner, which she patented in 1880.
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The air-heating element can be heated by a small heat pump, by direct solar thermal energy, annualized geothermal solar, or simply by a natural gas oroilburner.
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Atwood died in 1950, the result of injuries he received when theoilburnerin the screen house exploded.
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A diesel-powered generator was fitted to operate theoilburnerand an electrically-driven feed pump, and a diesel-powered compressor was fitted to power the braking system.
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Converted to anoilburner, 1995.
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The old pre-1948 oil burners were first excluded early in 1964.
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The third reason is that the same number of oil burners generate more heat than coal.
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As a result, there are now no coal burners left in the fleet and only a few oil burners outside the distant water fleet.
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