Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The space in a steam-boiler occupied by water, as distinct from the steam-room, or the space which contains steam.
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Examples
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The Carp, if he have water-room and good feed, will grow to a very great bigness and length; I have heard, to be much above a yard long.
The Compleat Angler : or, The Contemplative Man`s Recreation 1653
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We've had water-room all day, but I reckon we are closing in on the land every yard now, and if we don't put out her head we shall find ourselves on the Connemara coast. "
Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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