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

This mini gadget is easy to set up (just insert a battery, and place it next to a water source like a sink, sump pump, water heater, or washing machine), and can last up to two years with normal use. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026

The top of the water heater and the floor under the mop sink each had five. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Health inspectors observed rodent droppings on the floor next to a hole near the water heater. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

The D’Carlos Restaurant is temporarily closed due to a fire erupting in the restaurant’s water heater room in the early hours of Tuesday morning. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water heater

• amphitheater
• bolometer
• centimeter
• centimetre
• decimeter
• ergometer
• expositor
• gasometer
• gravimeter
• hexameter
• manometer
• milliliter