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fire-tube

fire-tube is the alternative form of firetube.

Meaning of firetube

Noun

firetube (plural firetubes)

  1. A tube conveying hot gas in a boiler.
    • In a conventional boiler, the hot gases from the firebox, after passing through the firetubes, arrive in the smokebox and then pass up the chimney to atmosphere.1959 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Class "9" 2-10-0s”, in Trains Illustrated, page 420

Forms of fire-tube

pluralfire-tubes

Questions about fire-tube

What is fire-tube the alternative form of?
Fire-tube is the alternative form of firetube.

Words near fire-tube in the dictionary

  1. fire-stone
  2. fire-stop
  3. fire-stops
  4. fire-storm
  5. fire-storms
  6. fire-tube
  7. fire-whirl
  8. fire-whirls
  9. fire-worship
  10. fire-worshipper
  11. fire-worshippers

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