The sole boilermaker visited the out-depots if necessary, but such occasions were exceptional, engines being worked up to Horsham on suitable duties and changed over as required.
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Boilermaker
//ˈbɔɪləɹmeɪkɚ//
Synonyms for "boilermaker" (2 found)
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Translations
10 translations across 6 languages.
French
2 entries- Dame du lac noun (whiskey and beer)
- chaudronnier noun (a person making or repairing boilers)
Japanese
2 entries- ボイラーメーカー noun (whiskey and beer)
- 爆弾酒 noun (whiskey and beer)
Korean
1 entries- 폭탄주 noun (whiskey and beer)
Romanian
1 entries- cazangiu noun (a person making or repairing boilers)
Russian
3 entries- виски с пивом noun (whiskey and beer)
- коте́льщик noun (a person making or repairing boilers)
- ёрш noun (whiskey and beer)
Spanish
1 entries- calderero noun (a person making or repairing boilers)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
the beauteous Asian was […] knocking back boilermakers and their helpers at an astonishing pace.
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