British and Australian slang for a storage heater — those bulky electric units that soak up cheap off-peak electricity overnight and slowly release warmth through the day.
British and Australian slang for a storage heater — those bulky electric units that soak up cheap off-peak electricity overnight and slowly release warmth through the day. The name 'heat bank' makes perfect sense: it stores thermal energy like a bank stores money, releasing it when you actually need it. Common in older UK and Australian homes, especially rentals or properties without gas central heating.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(dated, slang) A gun.
Irish English term for an airing cupboard — a warm storage space, typically housing the hot water cylinder, used for drying clothes and keeping linen warm. The term is specific to Irish English and is used in everyday domestic speech throughout Ireland.
A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
The heat bank in the hallway had been charging all night, so the flat was actually warm when we got up.
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(UK, Australia) A storage heater.
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