space heater

noun

: a usually portable appliance for heating a relatively small area

Examples of space heater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The only source of heat in the RV was a space heater. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024 The store products in his possession were catalogued as evidence and deposited into Home Depot carts, to be returned to inventory: Tide detergent, Bounty paper towels, a space heater, a stud detector. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for space heater 

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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space heater was in 1913

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“Space heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20heater. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

space heater

noun
: an usually portable device for heating a small area
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