Oil-fired
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of a boiler or heating system: burning oil as a fuel to provide heat. not-comparable
"In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affairs, and only electric locomotives grab unlimited power for heating which does not affect their punctuality."
Adjective
- 1 fueled by burning oil wordnet
Example
More examples"In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affairs, and only electric locomotives grab unlimited power for heating which does not affect their punctuality."