water heater

noun

: an apparatus for heating and usually storing hot water (as for domestic use)

Examples of water heater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The base price of the Generic Portable Prefab Tiny Home is $8,000 at Amazon, and amenities include a water heater, toilet, sink and mirror, marble shower stall, exhaust fan, and an air conditioner that’s dual cool and heat. —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025

Inspectors also found approximately 22 rodent droppings in several areas, including under the dry storage racks by the water heater and on the soda syrup boxes and the two-door cooler. —Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Starting in the 1970s, when the United States faced a wave of energy crises, utilities in states such as New Hampshire used phone calls and physical switches to coordinate thousands of water heaters to manage electricity demand. —Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025

Pay-as-you-go financing models have allowed millions to acquire solar home systems, water heaters, and irrigation pumps, paying flexibly according to usage. —Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water heater

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