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ondol

ondol noun: a Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor.

Noun

ondol (countable and uncountable, plural ondol or ondols)

  1. A Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor.

Forms of ondol

pluralondol
pluralondols

Origin of ondol

From Korean 온돌(溫突/溫堗) (ondol).

Questions about ondol

What does ondol mean?
Ondol means a Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor.
What part of speech is ondol?
Ondol is a noun.
What is the plural of ondol?
The plural of ondol is ondol.

Words near ondol in the dictionary

  1. Ondo
  2. ondogram
  3. ondograms
  4. ondograph
  5. ondographs
  6. ondol
  7. ondols
  8. ondometer
  9. ondometers
  10. Ondos
  11. ondoscope

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