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

Additional options include a Nomadic X2 air conditioner, a tankless water heater, the indoor/outdoor shower system, and the Trelino toilet. — New Atlas, 8 July 2026

Some employees hadn’t completed their food handler training course, tomatoes and cheese weren’t held at a safe temperature in the cooler, and the water heaters weren’t working. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026

For example, if a water heater explodes in a house and the plaintiff tries to go up the ownership chain to reach the ultimate beneficial owners, that will be an inside liability. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

In the bathroom, the quake tore a water heater from the wall, sending water rushing across the apartment. — Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 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