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baseburner

baseburner noun: a type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.

Noun

baseburner (plural baseburners)

  1. A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
    • A nickelplated warrior gleamed from the top of a baseburner that showed pink through its mica doors.1918, Fannie Hurst, Gaslight Sonatas

Forms of baseburner

pluralbaseburners

Origin of baseburner

From base + burner.

Questions about baseburner

What does baseburner mean?
Baseburner means a type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
What part of speech is baseburner?
Baseburner is a noun.
What is the plural of baseburner?
The plural of baseburner is baseburners.

Words near baseburner in the dictionary

  1. baseborn
  2. basebrawl
  3. basebrawls
  4. basebuilder
  5. basebuilders
  6. baseburner
  7. baseburners
  8. basecall
  9. basecalled
  10. basecaller
  11. basecallers

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