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midfeather

midfeather noun: a vertical water space in a firebox or combustion chamber within a steam boiler.

Noun

midfeather (plural midfeathers)

  1. A vertical water space in a firebox or combustion chamber within a steam boiler.
  2. (dated) A support for the centre of a tunnel.
  3. The middle of a feather.

Forms of midfeather

pluralmidfeathers

Origin of midfeather

From mid- + feather.

Questions about midfeather

What does midfeather mean?
Midfeather means a vertical water space in a firebox or combustion chamber within a steam boiler.
What part of speech is midfeather?
Midfeather is a noun.
What is the plural of midfeather?
The plural of midfeather is midfeathers.

Words near midfeather in the dictionary

  1. midexponential
  2. midface
  3. midfaces
  4. midfacial
  5. midfall
  6. midfeather
  7. midfeathers
  8. midfemoral
  9. midfiction
  10. midfictional
  11. midfictions

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