oil burner

noun

1. a furnace, boiler, or other device that burns fuel oil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oil burner¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

This winter will be her first without the smelly, troublesome oil burners in the basement.

From New York Times

Zion Church needs extensive repairs, including a new oil burner estimated to cost at least $13,000.

From Washington Times

Behind the oil burner, a dark gap showed in the wall at about shoulder height and ran back under the breezeway, out of sight.

From Literature

I have lived in Linköping SE for 21 years and suffered with an oil burner for the first few, just as I suffered with oil burners in Rochester NY.

From New York Times

High levels of carbon monoxide spewed by a faulty oil burner that caught fire in the basement of a Lower Manhattan apartment building sickened 34 people Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department.

From New York Times

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