central heating

noun

1. a system that supplies heat to an entire building from a single source through ducts or through pipes.

central heating

noun

1. a system for heating the rooms of a building by means of radiators or air vents connected by pipes or ducts to a central source of heat

Word History and Origins

Origin of central heating¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“She was what invisibly warmed us, like central heating,” Nichols said.

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Religious faith is a central heating plant—it warms and energizes one's whole existence.

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Skilled workmen invaded the Old Schloss, to instal central heating from top to bottom.

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Not only houses are warmed by a central heating stove, but whole communities sometimes depend upon a central heating plant.

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This helps to keep the houses dry and warm, and in the larger ones the furnace for the central heating is placed here.

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Their roads grew better as their statesmanship grew worse and central heating triumphed as civilization fell.

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