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

It’s most often seen in adults, and common causes include using heating pads or hot water bottles for chronic pain or sitting too close to space heaters. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Even today, the Tobin Home & Garden Show’s website is packed full of video clips of Toby offering tips on everything from space heaters to spring seed starts. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Pets and other animals accidentally start hundreds of home fires each year, often by knocking over candles, tipping space heaters or bumping stove knobs. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026

All of us were laughing and smiling and sharing stories while huddled next to a little space heater. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 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