heating plant

Noun
  1. Utility to warm a building (synset 103514169)
    "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"
    is a type of: utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
    subtypes:
    • central heating - a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
    • gas heat - heating system that burns natural gas
    • panel heating - heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes
    • steam heat, steam heating - a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
    has:
    • boiler, steam boiler - sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
    • radiator - heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
    is a part of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    same as: heat, heating, heating system

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