WATER BACK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("water back" is a kind of...):

hot-water heater; hot-water tank; water heater (a heater and storage tank to supply heated water)

Holonyms ("water back" is a part of...):

cookstove (a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove))

fireplace; hearth; open fireplace (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built)

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