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Meaning of oil-fired | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of a boiler or heating system: burning oil as a fuel to provide heat.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch ölgefeuert
Gaeilge ola-adhainte

Examples

“In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affairs, and only electric locomotives grab unlimited power for heating which does not affect their punctuality.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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