space heater

noun

: a usually portable appliance for heating a relatively small area

Examples of space heater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Heatbit actually makes air purifiers and space heaters based on the same idea of using the heat from a mining system for your home. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

Residents can try to solve the problem with electric space heaters, but their widespread use could overload the already fragile grid. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Keep space heaters three feet away from anything that can catch fire and turn them off overnight. — Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Be careful using a space heater in your bathroom, however, as water and electronics can be a dangerous match. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for space heater

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

Kids Definition

space heater

noun

: an usually portable device for heating a small area