space heater

noun

: a usually portable appliance for heating a relatively small area

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Breuer wrote that by the time the city department issued the order, the company had already restored water to the building and was in route to deliver space heaters to tenants. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Later that night, two space heaters the protagonist turned on end up setting the cabin on fire. Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp. Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 Wearing layers, turning off fans, and using space heaters can help you to stay warm indoors, but HVAC pros say there's also an ideal thermostat window for staying warm without spending a ton on your energy bill. Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for space heater

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space heater was in 1913

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“Space heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20heater. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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space heater

noun
: an usually portable device for heating a small area
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