Lancashire boiler


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Lancashire boiler

[′laŋ·kə·shir ‚bȯil·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A cylindrical steam boiler consisting of two longitudinal furnace tubes which have internal grates at the front.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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