boiler room
noun
1
: a room in which a boiler is located
2
: a room equipped with telephones used for making high-pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches
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According to the complaint, Milwaukee Public Schools began an investigation into the incidents surrounding the boiler room.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit claims a former male paraprofessional at the school locked three students in a boiler room multiple times during the 2022-'23 and 2023-'24 school years.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The complaint indicates investigators were looking into the possible use of an accelerant in a basement boiler room.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
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That's because her building is still without gas after the boiler room exploded and part of the Mitchell Houses came crumbling down on Oct. 1.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit claims a former male paraprofessional at the school locked three students in a boiler room multiple times during the 2022-'23 and 2023-'24 school years.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The complaint indicates investigators were looking into the possible use of an accelerant in a basement boiler room.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
That's because her building is still without gas after the boiler room exploded and part of the Mitchell Houses came crumbling down on Oct. 1.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiler room
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“Boiler room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boiler%20room. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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