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point heater

point heater noun: a heating device used in freezing weather to keep points (US: switches) free of ice and snow.

Noun

point heater (plural point heaters)

  1. (UK) A heating device used in freezing weather to keep points (US: switches) free of ice and snow.
    • Measures adopted by B.R. to offset the effects of another hard winter include modifications to steam heating and water pipes on main-line ordinary coaches and sleeping cars, and to diesel locomotive steam-generators, the supply of additional point heaters and the provision of larger and more...1963 December, “News and Comment”, in Modern Railways, pages 369, 370

Forms of point heater

pluralpoint heaters

Questions about point heater

What does point heater mean?
Point heater means a heating device used in freezing weather to keep points (US: switches) free of ice and snow.
What part of speech is point heater?
Point heater is a noun.
What is the plural of point heater?
The plural of point heater is point heaters.

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