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English translation: boiler room

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Boiler Room
Selected answer:boiler room
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

10:33 Jun 29, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: Boiler Room
From an airport signage list:

Hairdresser
Barber
Boiler Room
Nanny Room
Linen Clean
Linen Dirty
Laundry
Treat Room
Jacuzzi

What is a "boiler room" in this context?

Thank you for your help!
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:13
boiler room
Explanation:
It is the room in which the boiler for heating (and for steam for the laundry) is located (in this hotel or resort).
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meirs
Israel
Local time: 10:13
Grading comment
Many thanks Meirs!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6boiler room
meirs
4 +2room or space for mechanical equipment, etc. (Please see definition)
Joyce A


Discussion entries: 3





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
boiler room
boiler room


Explanation:
It is the room in which the boiler for heating (and for steam for the laundry) is located (in this hotel or resort).

meirs
Israel
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks Meirs!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
8 mins
agree  Arabic & More
2 hrs
agree  Alexandra Taggart: something as big as takes space
9 hrs
agree  Phong Le
14 hrs
agree  Rolf Keiser
21 hrs
agree  Anna Herbst: The room where the boiler is
1 day 2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
boiler room
room or space for mechanical equipment, etc. (Please see definition)


Explanation:
Here is the definition of a boiler room in a building:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Boiler r...

A mechanical room or a boiler room is a room or space in a building dedicated to the mechanical equipment and its associated electrical equipment. Unless a building is served by a centralized heating plant, the size of the mechanical room is usually proportional to the size of the building. .

Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 14:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart
15 mins
  -> Thank you, Catharine!
agree  Jenny G
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jenny!
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